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Drawings MORETON CORBET (Shropshire): Moreton Corbet Castle

Object number

LDSAL2020.24.18

Artist/Designer/Maker

Fisher, Thomas - Artist

Production date

Circa 1807

Material

Paper
Pen
Ink

Technique

Drawing

Dimensions

Height: 350mm
Width: 535mm

Inscriptions

Inscription content

Morton [sic] Corbet Castle, Shropshire.
Principal of the Ornaments on the Fries [sic] of the Doric Story taken from the Ancient Book of Drawings in the possession of Mr Corbet of Acton Reynold.

Inscription content

A few of the Ornaments on the Doric Fries [sic] which yet remain; taken from the Originals. 1807.

Inscription content

Ornaments from the Doric Fries [sic] at the West end, taken from the Originals 1807.

Over the Middle lower Window on the South Side from the Original.

Over the great Window at the East end.

References

Reference (free text)

F Stackhouse Acton, The Castles & Old Mansions of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Leake and Evans, 1868), pp. 36-7.