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Reference number

SM 64/6/21

Purpose

[13] Design for a clay cottage, September 1794

Aspect

Ground and first floor plans; front and rear elevations; side elevation; longitudinal and cross-sections

Scale

bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

(sheet trimmed) Cottage at Wimpole / built with Clay, dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • September 1794
    Datable to September 1794 in accord with drawings 11 and 12

Medium and dimensions

pencil, pen and wash on wove paper with one fold mark (467 x 600)

Hand

Attributed to Frederick Meyer (1775), draughtsman
attributed to Frederick Meyer (1775-?, pupil 1791-1796)

Literature

D. Stroud, 'The charms of natural landscape: the park and gardens at Wimpole II', Country Life, 13 September 1979, p. 761; J.M. Robinson, Georgian Model Farms, 1983, pp. 52-54.

Level

Drawing

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