Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07

Explore Collections

You are here: CollectionsOnline / Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07

Browse

George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
- Country Houses (31)
  - Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07 (186). Survey drawings, preliminary designs, presentation design not as executed, revised design and working drawings for reconstruction for Sir Francis Baring Bart

Use of images and copyright
Enlarge this Image

Print this image in A4 view

Reference number

SM D1/3/7

Purpose

Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07

Aspect

[119] Part-wall plans and elevations/sections showing Jib door from Hall of Commⁿ / to Drawing room, Face of door next Hall of / Communication / leading into Library, Face of door next the Library / No 2 of these for / the Library and Section of Hall of Communication / shewing the end next the breakfast room / and the door into the same

Scale

½ in to 1 ft

Inscribed

as above, labelled Portland Stone Plinth / & molding, (pencil) wall between / Hall of commⁿ & / breakfast room, dimensions given and M^r Dubbins / Pedlars acre Lambeth / Modeller recommended by / M^r Allcott [a scagliolist] and (verso, Dance) Sir Francis Baring Bar^t / Hall of Communication / Library Doors & Doors to Hall / Moldings to Door to Breakfast room

Signed and dated

1803-07

Medium and dimensions

Black and brown pen, pink, green earth, burnt umber, sepia and yellow washes, pencil, watercolour technique on laid paper (450 x 640)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis

Notes

The green and yellow marble (or painted marble effect) of [SM D1/3/6] is kept but the panelled doors are now decorated with pendants and festoons and the south door into the breakfast room supports an elaborate acroterion or cresting of 'recumbent consoles' (Stroud p.202). It must have been this that required the services of Mr Dubbins (no entry in R. Gunnis, Dictionary of British sculptors 1660-1851, 2nd ed. [1964]). The chimney-piece is in an Egyptian style with inclined sides and Greek fret ornament.

As seen in National Monuments Record photographs (1951), the doors had shouldered architraves and cornices with bayleaf friezes that belonged to a later scheme of decoration.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk