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Reference number

SM D1/15/6

Purpose

Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08

Aspect

[168] Plan, elevation and details for a chimney-piece with twin pilasters and four ormolu paterae

Scale

2 in to 1ft and full size

Inscribed

Section through the Mantle Cap & Shelf full size and Or molù (twice) and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 1802-08

Medium and dimensions

Pen, blue, sepia, yellow and light red washes, pencil, pricked for transfer on laid paper (480 x 680)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D & C Blauw and fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and WR below

Notes

The drawing is not inscribed 'Coleorton' but considering the design and the use of marble and ormolu as well as the medium and support, it does seem very probable that it was intended for that house, perhaps for Beaumont's sitting room since the twin pilasters detail would have reflected the treatment of window and door. There is now (1999) no chimney-piece in that room.

Level

Drawing

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