The smoking room at Dalgell
Emily Jane Wodehouse, Lady Newton (1826 - 1901)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1885
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Measurements
250 x 353 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499396
Summary
A study of a chamber/smoking room; watercolour on paper. Depicts a chamber constructed from brick with an arched roof and alcove in the background with a square window; outside the alcove is a small table with a blue vase on top. The chamber also has two side chairs with red upholstery, a settee in the foreground and a console table to the left.
Provenance
Lady Langford (née Legh) the daughter of the first Lord Newton, lived with Mrs Packer in her later years after they became friends when Mrs Packer managed a hotel for her. When Lady Langford died, she bequeathed some of her possessions to Mrs Packer. Mrs Packer gave the items to Lyme at various times but the information was not recorded properly at the time. Confirmed dates of arrival at Lyme are 1992, 1995 and 1999, but for some of the items, it is unclear which date they arrived.
Marks and inscriptions
The smoking room at Dalgell. Sep.1885. / (pencil on back)
Makers and roles
Emily Jane Wodehouse, Lady Newton (1826 - 1901), publisher