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Development of English Renaissance Wood-Panelling

Drawing
1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Tumelty, R.L. (architect)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

The architectural student, Robert Tumelty, submitted these ten drawings as an examination piece for the Architects' Association in February 1937. The drawings show the development of English Renaissance wood-panelling and are drawn to scale so that it is possible to work out the actual size of the wood-panelling from the drawings. They include early Renaissance linen-fold panelling from the old Neptune Inn, Ipswich, later Renaissance panelling from Hardwich Hall, Derbyshire, Elizabethan inlaid panelling from Sizergh Castle, softwood panelling in the Balcony Room at Dyrham Park, and Georgian panelling from Rainham Hall, Essex. and panelling from the Bromley-By-Bow Room in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The panelled room is from a house dated 1606, now demolished, which was at Bromley-By-Bow, London. The room is now on display in the British Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum.


Object details

Categories
Architectural Fittings
Drawings
Wall Coverings
Object type
Drawing
TitleDevelopment of English Renaissance Wood-Panelling (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper on a cardboard backing board with a wrapping paper cover.
Pencil
Paper
Cardboard
Wrapping Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Examination piece for the Architects Association showing details of the Bromley Room, V&A, February 1937 by Robert L. Tumelty
Physical description
Architectural drawings (10) showing the development of English Renaissance wood-panelling on a large, rectangular sheet of cream-coloured paper stuck to a backing board made out of cardboard, painted black. The backing board has brown wrapping paper stuck to it. There is a brown wrapping paper cover over the front of the drawings. Seven of the drawings have a scale in feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 54.3cm
  • Width: 73.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'R.L. TUMELTY / FEBRUARY 1937' (1) Signature; Bottom right corner.; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'SCALE DRAWING OF EARLY RENAISSANCE LINEN-FOLD PANELLING FROM OLD NEPTUNE / INN IPSWICH. ITALIAN INFLUENCE IN THE CARVED HORIZONTAL PANELS. BELOW THREE / EXAMPLES OF LINEN-FOLD PANELS.' (Textual information; Beneath a drawing; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'TAPESTRY HERE' (Textual information; Above drawing.; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'PANELLING IN WINDOW RECESS. / SCALE DRAWING OF LATER RENAISSANCE PANELLING WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF TUSCAN / TYPE FLUTED PILASTER OF CLASSICAL ORIGIN. EXAMPLE TAKEN FROM HARDWICK HALL / DERBYSHIRE. SMALLER DRAWING OF DADO PANELLING IN THE SAME ROOM.' (Textual information; Beneath a drawing.; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'SCALE DRAWING OF ELIZABETHAN INLAID PANELLING FROM / SIZERGH CASTLE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF PILASTER AND / TRACE OF GOTHIC IN THE ARCHED PANELS. THE INLAY IS OF / POPLAR FOR LIGHT AND BOG OAK FOR DARK PORTIONS OF THE DECORATION.' (Textual information; Beneath a drawing.; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'SCALE DRAWING SHOWING THE USE OF A COMPLETE ORDER OF / PLINTH, PILASTER AND ENTABLATURE. PILASTER AND FRIEZE DECORATED WITH / FRET STRAPWORK ORNAMENT. / UNUSUAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE / PANELS. EXAMPLE FROM THE BROMLEY ROOM IN VICTORIA AND / ALBERT MUSEUM.' (Textual information; Beneath a drawing.; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'PICTURE HERE' (Textual information; In drawing, itself.; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'SCALE DRAWING OF SOFTWOOD PANELLING IN THE BALCONY ROOM , DYRHAM PARK. GILDED ENRICHMENTS, AND THE / PANEL FOR A PICTURE OVER DOOR ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD. THE ARCHITECT W. TALMAN PREVIOUSLY BUILT CHATS- / -WORTH WAS ENGAGED ON DYRHAM AFTER 1698.' (Textual information; Beneath drawing.; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'SCALE DRAWING OF GEORGIAN PANELLING FROM RAINHAM HALL, ESSEX. 1729. ELABORATE OVERDOOR / TREATMENT AND BROKEN ARCHITRAVE. SIMPLE FLUTED PILASTERS SUPPORT A COFFERED ARCH.' (Textual information; Beneath drawing.; Handwriting; Pencil)
Credit line
Given by Stephen Calloway
Subjects depicted
English Renaissance Wood-Panelling
Talman, William
Places depicted
Hardwick Hall
Old Neptune Inn
Sizergh Castle
Dyrham Park
Victoria and Albert Museum
Rainham Hall
Summary
The architectural student, Robert Tumelty, submitted these ten drawings as an examination piece for the Architects' Association in February 1937. The drawings show the development of English Renaissance wood-panelling and are drawn to scale so that it is possible to work out the actual size of the wood-panelling from the drawings. They include early Renaissance linen-fold panelling from the old Neptune Inn, Ipswich, later Renaissance panelling from Hardwich Hall, Derbyshire, Elizabethan inlaid panelling from Sizergh Castle, softwood panelling in the Balcony Room at Dyrham Park, and Georgian panelling from Rainham Hall, Essex. and panelling from the Bromley-By-Bow Room in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The panelled room is from a house dated 1606, now demolished, which was at Bromley-By-Bow, London. The room is now on display in the British Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.649-1999

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Record createdMarch 1, 2000
Record URL
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