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Drawing

May 1861 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coloured drawing of a plan of the roofs for Northampton Town Hall. Scale 1/8 inch to 1 foot.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, pencil and wash on paper
Brief description
Design for Northampton Town Hall (1 of 47 sheets) showing a plan of the roofs. Pen and ink, wash and pencil drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1861.
Physical description
Coloured drawing of a plan of the roofs for Northampton Town Hall. Scale 1/8 inch to 1 foot.
DimensionsThe drawings in this series are described as being of various sizes
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Plan of roofs / town hall / Northampton.' (Lettered at the top of the sheet)
  • 'John Jeffrey Town Clerk' (Signed at the bottom of the sheet)
  • 'Edward W Godwin archt. / May 61.' (Signed in the lower right corner)
  • '5' (Numbered in the top right corner)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.588-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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