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[6] Record copy of details of chimneypiece and of mouldings for the old drawing room, December 1784
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Reference number
SM volume 41/41 recto
Purpose
[6] Record copy of details of chimneypiece and of mouldings for the old drawing room, December 1784
Aspect
Elevation and detail of Chimney Piece for the old Drawing Room at Malvern Hall
Scale
bar scale of 1/6 in to 1 ft approximately, and Drawn to 1/3 of / the full size
Inscribed
as above, labelled profile, Marble (3 times), A to project before B 1/8 of an inch, C projects 7/8 of an inch before D, Line of the Marble, Wall line, A, B, E (7 times) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- Decr 14th 1784
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pencil, pricked and scored for transfer; pen, pencil correction: on laid paper (242 x 360) bound into 'Precedents in Architecture' SM volume 41
Hand
John Sanders (pupil 1784-90)
Watermark
fleur-de-lis
Notes
The elevation for the marble chimneypiece has medallions on the frieze and jambs with a rectangular plaque with a ribboned festoon in the centre of the frieze. The one-third full size detail substitutes rosettes for the medallions and is more florid.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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