J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Inscription by Turner: Measurements, Possibly with Related Prices c.1813

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Inscription by Turner: Measurements, Possibly with Related Prices’ c.1813
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 9 Verso:
Inscription by Turner: Measurements, Possibly with Related Prices c.1813
D09905
Turner Bequest CXXXV 9a
Pencil on white wove paper, 113 x 88 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil at top with table of figures (see main catalogue entry)
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The top half of the page is filled with a table of figures which mainly appear to be measurements, possibly followed by quantities or prices:
40 Inch wide do high   2
30          high 41              3 [the ‘1’overwriting a ‘0’]
G-d                                    1
[?hw]   22    1½              4 [?P]
38w      42 high              3 [the ‘4’ appears to overwrite a ‘2’]
The measurements possibly relate to pictures and some aspect of the cost of materials.
Technical notes:
There is a small, ringed spot of foxing at the top right, showing through to the recto (D09904).

Matthew Imms
April 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Inscription by Turner: Measurements, Possibly with Related Prices c.1813 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, September 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-inscription-by-turner-measurements-possibly-with-related-r1147860, accessed 17 July 2024.