Drawing
11/1731 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Design by William Kent for a side-table for Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Also on the same sheet two sketches of heads of foreign ecclesiastics.
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and brown wash |
| Brief description | Design by William Kent for a console table for Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Pen and ink and brown wash on paper, 1731. |
| Physical description | Design for a side-table for Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Also on the same sheet two sketches of heads of foreign ecclesiastics. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in ink on the back in Kent's hand: "For Sr. Rt Walpole at Houghton, Novr. 1731." |
| Summary | Design by William Kent for a side-table for Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Also on the same sheet two sketches of heads of foreign ecclesiastics. |
| Bibliographic reference | J. Vardy, Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent , 1744, Plate 41 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8156 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2008 |
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