• James S. Birch (role unspecified)

Testimony of study drawing showing plans, elevations and sections of a design for a country house

ca. 1930-1940

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

Sheet: 55.9 x 76.2 cm

DR1986:0066

• plans (drawings)
• sections (orthographic drawings)
• elevations (drawings)

inscribed, scaled, stamped, measured, labelled - R.I.B.A. Intermdte testimonies of Study (upper left, graphite, draughtsman's hand), Sheet Number 6 (upper right, graphite, draughtsman's hand), DESIGN FOR A COUNTRY HOUSE (upper centre, black ink, draughtsman's hand), JAMES S. BIRCH (lower right, graphite, draughtsman's hand), (each of the plans, etc., is titled and extensively labelled, the plans and sections are extensively measured, there is a key, at lower right, to abbreviations used), J.S. Birch/27 Cedar Street,/Kedleston Road,/Derby (verso, upper left, black ink, probably draughtsman's hand), ? Stairs upper centre, below the entrance door of the front elevation, graphite, unknown hand) Eight feet to one inch

• architecture

• country house