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Reference number

SM volume 41/78 verso

Purpose

[55] Record copy of a design for a chimney-piece

Aspect

Moldings at ¼ the size for Chimney piece C and Moldings at ¼ the size for Chimney piece A

Scale

¼ the size

Inscribed

Tendring Hall (twice), Chimney piece for Tendring Hall, Wall line (twice), Marble (twice), Sunk (twice), This project before as pr plan and A

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pink wash, pencil on laid paper (364 x 244) bound into 'Precedents in Architecture ' SM volume 41

Watermark

T French

Notes

Another drawing attributed to McDonnell.

SM volume 41/75 verso, SM volume 41/77 recto, SM volume 41/77 verso, SM volume 41/78 recto and SM volume 41/78 verso are record copies of designs for which the original drawings have mostly not survived.

Level

Drawing

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