Testimony of study drawing showing details of the plan, elevation and section of a design for a country house

People:

James S. Birch (role unspecified)

Title:

Testimony of study drawing showing details of the plan, elevation and section of a design for a country house

Date:

ca. 1930-1940

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

detail drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite, pen and black ink, brown, blue, yellow, purple, green and pink wash

Dimensions:

Sheet: 55.9 x 76.2 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0067

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
section
elevation (drawing)

Inscription:

inscribed, scaled, stamped, measured, labelled - R.I.B.A. Intermdte Testimonies of Study (upper left, black ink, draughtsman's hand), DESIGN FOR A COUNTRY HOUSE (upper centre, black ink, draughtsman's hand), (parts of the drawing are titled, individual elements are labelled, there are extensive measurements) JAMES S. BIRCH (lower left, graphite, draughtsman's hand), J.S. Birch/ 27 Cedar Street, /Kedleston Road, /Derby (verso, upper left, black ink, probably draughtsman's hand) Scale: two feet to one inch

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

country house

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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