[51] Finished drawing for the organ, St Peter's, Walworth, London, 16 February 1824

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Reference number

SM 64/1/8

Purpose

[51] Finished drawing for the organ, St Peter's, Walworth, London, 16 February 1824

Aspect

Perspective of the organ. The organ is shown within an archway with an ogee and dart frieze around the top, and a recessed arch is visible to the right-hand side. At the bottom is the altar rail with sets of turned balusters. Along the front and sides of the organ, at the level of the console, is a wire with a sheet attached at each end. Behind is the organ in its wooden casement, showing the console area, and the piping arrangement. This consists of three flats recessed behind two towers topped with pipe shades

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

Newington Church. / Perspective view of a design for the Organ. (verso)This / [_ _ _ _ ] of the Places referred to in a contract drawing date the 17th.. day / of January 1824 [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] between us the undersigned Arthur Grail [_ _ _ _ _] / Thomas England / Rob: Bayen / [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] / Nick Graham / Cha^s Aisager / [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] / [_ _ _ _ _] Conway / John Fair / Edw Jones / [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ]

Signed and dated

16 February 1824
16^th.. Feby / 1824.

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen, wash, coloured washes of brown, pink, and yellow, within a quadruplet ruled border on wove paper (413 x 333)

Hand

Possibly Charles Edward Papendiek (1801 - 1835), draughtsman
Soane Office Day Book records on 16 February 1824, Papendiek and Moccata were working on drawings for the organ at Newington Church
Possibly David Alfred Mocatta (1806 - 1882), draughtsman
Soane Office Day Book records on 16 February 1824, Papendiek and Moccata were working on drawings for the organ at Newington Church

Verso

Faint drawing of perhaps three columns

Notes

This perspective duplicates the design for the organ seen in SM 64/1/9, and may indicate that this design was chosen over SM 64/1/8.

Level

Drawing

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