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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.

Level

Drawing

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