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

Alexander Jackson Davis American

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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.

Elevation of a Marble Tower Turret at Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, New York, Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey), Watercolor over graphite

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