[17] Design for an aedicule framing an urn over a sarcophagus, 2 February 1816

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Reference number

SM 63/6/56

Purpose

[17] Design for an aedicule framing an urn over a sarcophagus, 2 February 1816

Aspect

Elevation

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/8 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

N^o1, N^o2 (cancelled), The Viscountess Bridport, (Bailey) Sketch of a design for a Monument to the Viscount Bridport

Signed and dated

Lincolns Inn Fields / 2^dFebruary / 1816

Medium and dimensions

Pen and wash, pencil, on laid paper (365 x 521)

Hand

George Basevi (pupil, 1794-1845) or Henry Parke (1790-1862)

Watermark

Phipps & Son 1809 (18) fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche

Notes

This drawing and SM 63/6/57 are alternative designs , showing the same designs as in presentation drawings SM 63/6/67, SM 63/6/68 and SM 63/6/66. The designs have a similar composition, with a sarcophagus base supporting an Ionic aedicule, and each design has a palm ornament on the pediment. In religious contexts, and especially in Christian funerary ornament, the palm symbolizes victory over death, or eternal peace (P. Lewis and G. Darley, p.226). The Hood coat of arms is also included in all three designs, placed in different positions upon the face of the monument.

Literature

P. Lewis and G. Darley, Dictionary of ornament, 1986, p.226.

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Drawing

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