© Staffordshire Record Office
Presentation volume of elevations and plans for Trentham Hall, North Staffordshire
Artist: Sir Charles Barry (1795 - 1860)
Location: Staffordshire Record Office
Date: 1834
Materials: pen & ink & watercolour wash on paper, bound in leather
Dimensions: 64.5 x 40.5 x 1.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £12,500 (Total: £1,760,000)
Vendor: Private collector (through Christie's)
Review number: 5802 (2006)
Provenance:
Presented by Sir Charles Barry to 2nd Duke of Sutherland, 1834; by descent until 1913; Trustees of Duke of Sutherland until 1972; Trustees of the Countess of Sutherland's No. 3 Settlement. The work has been on loan to Staffordshire Record Office since 1959.
Description:
Trentham Hall, built between 1834 and 1848, was the first country house constructed in Barry's Italianate style, a style which went on to make his name and fortune. This volume contains three elevations and four architectural plans drawn by hand. Trentham Hall was demolished in 1911.
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