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Elevation of a Marble Tower Turret at Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, New York

ca. 1866

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This drawing shows an elevation of a turret for the tower of Lyndhurst. The body of the turret is decorated with tracery in a diamond pattern, each divided in three parts by protruding trefoils. According to a note on the sheet, additional tracery is omitted. A modern note references Pugin volume I as a possible model for the design.

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Title: Elevation of a Marble Tower Turret at Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, New York

Artist: Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey)

Date: ca. 1866

Medium: Watercolor over graphite

Dimensions: Sheet: 24 × 19 in. (61 × 48.3 cm)

Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924

Accession Number: 24.66.28

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