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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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