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Design for a garden

Garden Design
circa 1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Juliet Interiors
Smith, Julie (designer)
Place of origin
London (designed)

Site analysis plan drawing for the design of a garden by Julie Smith in black ink on tracing paper.

Object details

Categories
Gardens & Gardening
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Garden design
TitleDesign for a garden (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black pen on tracing paper
Pen
Tracing Paper
Drawn
Brief description
Site analysis plan drawing for the design of a garden by Julie Smith in black ink on tracing paper with annotation.
Physical description
Site analysis plan drawing for the design of a garden by Julie Smith in black ink on tracing paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 29.6cm
Style
Late 20th Century
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • Site analysis, north point and scale ' Site analysis / 1:200' (Textual information; English; top left hand corner; hand written; pen)
  • 'quiet lane' / area used by vehicles during construction' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
  • 'HOUSE / local grey stone' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
  • 'sheltered area / poor views' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
  • 'access to main working area of house' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
  • 'too many paths - direct flow to front / door with seperate route for kitchen traffic.' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
  • 'existing dry stone wall in keeping with area - repair and maintain.' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
  • 'sunny but overlooked' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
  • 'large open banked / area - tranquil but slightly exposed & / overlooked.' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
  • 'retain / mature / trees- / develop / woodland / environment / beneath.' (Textual information; English; hand written; pen)
Credit line
Given by Julie Smith
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5637-2000

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Record createdNovember 27, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O63421/design-for-a-garden-garden-design-smith-julie/
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