Stratton Park, Hampshire, c.1807

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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  - Stratton Park, Hampshire, c.1807 (18). Preliminary designs, presentation design and working drawings for gate and twin lodges at London road entrance for Sir Francis Baring

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Reference number

SM D1/2/1

Purpose

Stratton Park, Hampshire, c.1807

Aspect

[17] Elevation of vase finial on gate piers

Scale

full size

Inscribed

12 leaves (pencil) and (verso, Dance) Metal Flower on the top / of Turrets of Gateway / Park Entrance / Stratton / full size

Signed and dated

c.1807

Medium and dimensions

Pen, yellow, brown madder and sepia washes, watercolour technique, shaded on laid paper (625 x 465)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D & C Blauw IV

Notes

This is a carefully finished design for a 12-leaved vase from which emerges a flattened, half-spherical fruit crowned by a stemless tulip holding a spherical posy of five-petalled flowers; the base consists of vigorously moulded annulets. This design corresponds to the finial shown in [SM D1/8/18] and is close to a finial design for Ashburnham ([SM D2/4/6]). Both are strongly Indian in character resembling kalashas (vases), an ornament found on Hindu temples.

Level

Drawing

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