Sketchbook
Sketchbook
1852-1860 (made)
1852-1860 (made)
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Sketchbook containing drawings of churches, stone crosses and wells in Cornwall , together with a few miscellaneous sketches, including one of Dartington Manor House. 168 pages (2 missing) of azure paper ruled for accounts, half-bound in leather, canvas boards, with metal clasp and pencil holder.
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Title | Sketchbook |
Materials and techniques | Pencil and pen and ink on paper |
Brief description | Sketchbook containing drawings of churches, stone crosses and wells in Cornwall , together with a few miscellaneous sketches, including one of Dartington Manor House. 168 pages (2 missing) of azure paper ruled for accounts, half-bound in leather, canvas boards, with metal clasp and pencil holder. Pencil, and pen and ink drawings by Edward William Godwin, 1852-1860. |
Physical description | Sketchbook containing drawings of churches, stone crosses and wells in Cornwall , together with a few miscellaneous sketches, including one of Dartington Manor House. 168 pages (2 missing) of azure paper ruled for accounts, half-bound in leather, canvas boards, with metal clasp and pencil holder. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr. Edward Godwin, son of the artist |
Object history | Some of the architectural details in this sketchbook were used as illustrations to the artist’s ‘Examples of Church Architecture in Cornwall’ and ‘Notes on Churches in the Deaneries of Kerrier and Kenwith, Cornwall’, published in Vols.10 and 18 of The Archaeological Journal, 1853 and 1861 respectively. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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Accession number | E.227-1963 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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