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Reference number

SM 31/4/4

Purpose

[212] Alternative design for the chimneypiece, 17 February 1802

Aspect

Chimney Piece of Library (Ealing) (verso) detail and part elevation of chimneypiece

Scale

bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled black / or / Yello[w], black Marble and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 17 February 1802
    Lincolns Inn Fields Feby 17th 1802

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pale red and sepia washes, partly pricked for transfer, on laid paper (345 x 582)

Hand

William Edward Rolfe, draughtsman
W.E. Rolfe ( - c.1827, pupil 1801-1804) (Day Book 17 February 1802)

Level

Drawing

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