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[49] Design for the organ, St Peter's, Walworth, London, February 1824
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Reference number
SM 61/1/10
Purpose
[49] Design for the organ, St Peter's, Walworth, London, February 1824
Aspect
Plan of the organ is at the bottom of teh page with one of the towers at the front. Elevation of the organ with a step leading to the console area with a cornice above. On top is the pipe arrangement of flats and the towers The pipes are partially exposed within the casement. The flats rest on a semi-circular and segmented base, and are secured at the top behind a series of suspended arches with pine cone finials on the bottom. The towers rest on protruding bases from the cornice below, and are capped by pipe shades in the form of a scrolled pediment with pine cone-finial. The central pediment is scrolled with a more elaborate floral finial in the centre. Each end has a pine-cone cap. Above is masonry, with square and rectangular banding. Above is an arch, and red pen is used for centring lines. Faint pencil shows part of the arch
Scale
bar scale of 8 2/5 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
[_]-[_] / A / B / A / B /
Signed and dated
- February 1824
datable to February 1824 in accordance with SM 64/1/9
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, red pen, wash, coloured washes of brown, pink, and yellow, pricked for transfer on wove paper (732 x 529)
Hand
Possibly Charles Edward Papendiek (1801 - 1835), draughtsman
The Office Day Book for 16 February records both Charles Edward Papendiek and David Mocatta as working on drawings for the organ at St Peter's. As this is the only reference to drawings for the organ, and stylistically it is identical to SM 64/1/8 and SM 64/1/9, it is likely this was also produced on this day, although the drawing is not dated
Possibly Mocatta, David Alfred (1806--1882), draughtsman
The Office Day Book for 16 February records both Charles Edward Papendiek and David Mocatta as working on drawings for the organ at St Peter's. As this is the only reference to drawings for the organ, and stylistically it is identical to SM 64/1/8 and SM 64/1/9, it is likely this was also produced on this day, although the drawing is not dated
The Office Day Book for 16 February records both Charles Edward Papendiek and David Mocatta as working on drawings for the organ at St Peter's. As this is the only reference to drawings for the organ, and stylistically it is identical to SM 64/1/8 and SM 64/1/9, it is likely this was also produced on this day, although the drawing is not dated
Possibly Mocatta, David Alfred (1806--1882), draughtsman
The Office Day Book for 16 February records both Charles Edward Papendiek and David Mocatta as working on drawings for the organ at St Peter's. As this is the only reference to drawings for the organ, and stylistically it is identical to SM 64/1/8 and SM 64/1/9, it is likely this was also produced on this day, although the drawing is not dated
Verso
A faded ground plan of a large building
Notes
Slight variant of design shown in 64/1/9
Level
Drawing
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