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Reference number
SM D2/2/13
Purpose
Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14
Aspect
[38] Half-plan and elevation of octagonal plinth, elevation and profile of elaborate pinnacle related to Design H ([SM D2/1/16], [SM D2/1/39], [SM D2/1/14], [SM D2/1/17]), rough perspective of details, and rough plan and perspective of bust on pedestal in niche
Scale
2 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
labelled Top of present Stone Plinth in front of the house (twice), Surface of Pavement in front of the house (twice), (faint pencil) Chimney piece in / Staircase [?] / Spiller's Columns Portico / B [illegible] King in Theatre, dimensions given and calculations and (verso, Dance) Ashburnham / Staircase (indicating that drawing was once re-used as a cover sheet)
Signed and dated
- 1813-14
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil on wove paper (1005 x 675)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
Edmeads & Co 1804
Notes
The design is for an octagonal turret with a four-stage termination that is a summary of the decorative details for the east front (Design H), for example, pierced parapet, arched corbel-table frieze with half-paterae and (label)-stops.
'Spiller's' probably refers to Robert Spiller (fl.1794-1827), a master mason and carver who did other work for Dance. There are bills for work by Robert Spiller among the Ashburnham Papers (ASH 2814, 2845, 2852). For a note on Spiller, see Appendix 4.
'Spiller's' probably refers to Robert Spiller (fl.1794-1827), a master mason and carver who did other work for Dance. There are bills for work by Robert Spiller among the Ashburnham Papers (ASH 2814, 2845, 2852). For a note on Spiller, see Appendix 4.
Level
Drawing
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