Topographical drawing
Topographical Drawing
1840-52 (made)
1840-52 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Studies (on 16 leaves from a sketchbook) of medieval ecclesiastical buildings including Thornton Abbey and churches at Milton, Fairford, Minster Lovell, Lechlade, perhaps Chipping Norton, Ely Cathedral, and a slight critical sketch of a secular building at King's College, Cambridge.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Topographical drawing |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil |
| Brief description | A. W. Pugin. One of 135 assorted topographical drawings. |
| Physical description | Studies (on 16 leaves from a sketchbook) of medieval ecclesiastical buildings including Thornton Abbey and churches at Milton, Fairford, Minster Lovell, Lechlade, perhaps Chipping Norton, Ely Cathedral, and a slight critical sketch of a secular building at King's College, Cambridge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with notes and many measurements |
| Object history | Pugin noted in his diary for 1842 that he left London for Cambridge on 2 May. he went on to Ely the following day. He went to Thornton Abbey on 11 May and several churches in Oxfordshire on 31 may. the identification of Minster Lovell was made by Christopher Wilson. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 290.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.80:130-1970 |
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| Record created | September 21, 2010 |
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