Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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  - Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08 (170). Builder's letter, survey drawings, alternative designs, record drawing, preliminary design, design and working drawings for Sir George Beaumont, 7th Baronet

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Reference number

SM D1/12/52

Purpose

Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08

Aspect

[152] (recto and verso) Elevation and details of the three-part French windows on S front and details of pilaster

Scale

Scale ¾in to the Foot and full size

Inscribed

(recto) the Ogee and fillet may be continued down to the Floor the Plinths can / be filled in hereafter (Pillasters) the Pillasters full Size on the other side, labelled (another hand) Floor Line, Line of Groove for Soffite, Under line of Soffite, (Dance) Sofite of Window and some dimensions given; (verso, Dance) Coleorton / Window Frames / Sashes &c, Dining Room, (Carter) This Pilaster to be repeated on the Outside Boxings / of Dining Room Boudoir and Drawing Room the Room / over Boudoir Room and over Dining Room, NB the Heads of the Sash / Frames to be plough'd ¼ in / above the tops of the Sashes / for the Soffites see Drawing / on the other side, Centre part of Sash Frame to Dining Room / placed against the 9 stone Piers, (another hand) Middle part of Sash Frames at large / to large Windows in Drawing Room / ditto to Boudier [sic] Rooms the 2 rooms / over ditto and over Dining Room and labelled including (pilaster) Line of Battening, Line of Plaster, Grounds (twice), (sashes) Sill to Sash Frame / at Large, This Square and Molding / to be returned at top of / Frame to form Pilaster, Centre part of Sash Frame to Dining Room / placed against the 9 Stone Piers, Stone Pier 9ⁱⁿ Square (twice), Brass Screw and Nut let into Stone, Fillet Glued on to 3in Deal / to make out thickness and Vacant Space (twice) Dated: Nov^r 8^th / 1805

Signed and dated

1802-08

Medium and dimensions

Black and brown pen, pencil on laid paper (660 x 845)

Hand

Carter, another hand, Dance

Watermark

D & C Blauw IV and D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis

Notes

As executed, the vertical and horizontal elements of the architrave have the same section. On the recto, the details do not include a shutter casing while on the verso, shutter casings are indicated. As executed, the breakfast and drawing rooms have shutters while the dining room does not.

Level

Drawing

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