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Reference number
SM D1/3/19
Purpose
Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07
Aspect
[44] Elevation of king-post truss and detail of gutter with crested roundel decoration
Scale
½ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
dimensions given including 24..4½ span and (verso, Dance) Framing of / Timbers of Roof / Stratton
Signed and dated
- 1803-07
Medium and dimensions
Pen, raw umber, shaded, sepia and green earth washes, pencil, shaded on laid paper (245 x 445)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
(cut) D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis
Notes
The drawing shows a king-post truss with tie-beam, braces, principal and common rafters and purlins and, additionally, a horizontal stiffening member above the tie-beam (also seen, for example, on [SM D1/3/38] and [SM D1/3/21] and apparently a Dance feature). The roof truss, its span marked 24 feet 4½ inches, is fully worked out and the drawing is realistic with graining, fixings, flashing and slates shown. The king-post is marked 9 x 6 inches, the tie-beam 14 x 3 inches, the principal rafters 9 x 6 inches and the braces 6 x 6 inches. The lead dressing to gutter with a high fascia is washed in green.
Dance's design is rather overwrought, for David Yeomans (correspondence, 2 August 2001), after querying the need for a shallow pitch, adds 'And where does he get this idea for these fanciful carved brackets from - both to carry the purlins and at the foot of the king-post? ... It all seems so elaborate and silly.'
Verso
Rough faint plan of stair and rough perspective of part of house with bow front and colonnade?
Pencil
Dance's design is rather overwrought, for David Yeomans (correspondence, 2 August 2001), after querying the need for a shallow pitch, adds 'And where does he get this idea for these fanciful carved brackets from - both to carry the purlins and at the foot of the king-post? ... It all seems so elaborate and silly.'
Verso
Rough faint plan of stair and rough perspective of part of house with bow front and colonnade?
Pencil
Level
Drawing
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