General
General
Object Auto ID
73950
Alternate Codes
231212
Common Name
Pencil drawing
Classified Name
Local Name
[An English country house]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Double-storey cottage with several chimneys, in a garden with trees and shrubs. A wooden paddock gate in the foreground. (Part of a portfolio, see 37643)
Provenance
Possibly purchased with Jardine collection - see Notes
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
English countryside. Cottage. England
Inscriptions
Front: No signature or date. Some pencil notes: tree on left "Elm". Tree on right "Yew". Top c. "dahlias - in pink and yellow". Three more tree names not clearly legible, need to be checked. One is possibly "apple". Back: Dated bottom left 31 July 1855.
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Paper size 178 x 250 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
Front c.1854 (see Notes) Back 31 July 1855
Maker Comment
BOWLER, Thomas William, (1812-1869)
Collector Comment
Pencil on paper
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