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Stratton Park, Hampshire, c.1807
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Reference number
SM D2/2/10
Purpose
Stratton Park, Hampshire, c.1807
Aspect
[14] Plan and elevation of gate pier capping of inverted cupped patera with vase finial
Scale
1½ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
(verso, Dance) Stratton / Turret of Lodges / Park entrance
Signed and dated
- c.1807
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia wash, pencil, tracelines on laid paper (485 x 340)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and WR below
Notes
In this preparatory drawing for [SM D1/8/18] Dance using tracelines, works out the geometry of circular and octagonal forms, which consist of an octagonal pier with moulded top supporting a waisted hollow moulding interrupted by three-quarter discs below a domed cap or bell clad with radiating long, narrow petals or waterleaves topped by a vase finial or kalasha.
The drawing was previously filed with similar details for finial cappings for Ashburnham Place.
The drawing was previously filed with similar details for finial cappings for Ashburnham Place.
Level
Drawing
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