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Reference number
SM D1/12/2
Purpose
Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08
Aspect
[127] Three elevations/sections showing a colour scheme
Scale
¼ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
Sections of Sir George's sitting room or Study, Section / shewing the Chimney side and / the door leading to the powdering room, Section / shewing the Arch on the entrance side, Section shewing the window side, dimensions given and (verso, Dance) Coleorton
Signed and dated
- 1802-08
Medium and dimensions
Brown and blue pen, green earth, blue, pink, yellow and burnt umber washes, shaded, pencil on laid paper (240 x 500)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
(cut)&C Blauw and fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and WR below
Notes
Sir George's room was on the northwest corner and incorporated part of the old walls. On plan ([SM D1/10/29], [SM D1/10/28], [SM D1/10/34], [SM D1/10/30], [SM D1/10/17], [SM D1/10/32] and [SM D1/10/23]), it is shown with quadrant corners and an adjacent water closet and powdering room; a separate stair led to a bathroom in the basement. Here, the small door to the powdering room has a circular borrowed light over it and a plain, white chimney-piece is shown. The drop-arched entrance and lancet-arched window are set off by wide architraves with twin panelled pilasters whose pared-down Classicism makes an effective frame for these Gothic openings. Dance's colour scheme shows walls that are a sage green but blue-green in shadow. Now
(1999) only the west side of the room with window, swept corners, cornice and skirting remains unchanged.
(1999) only the west side of the room with window, swept corners, cornice and skirting remains unchanged.
Level
Drawing
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