Explore Collections

You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14
Browse
Reference number
SM D3/14/28
Purpose
Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14
Aspect
[39] Half-plan and elevation of an octagonal turret finial that is bell shaped with slim, lotus-like leaves (or an inverted cupped patera) crowned by a shallow acanthus vase holding a pyramid of spherical fruit
Scale
1 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1813-14
Medium and dimensions
Pen, burnt umber wash, pencil on laid paper (380 x 300)
Hand
Dance
Notes
This was previously filed as an unidentified design but is clearly related to [SM D2/4/6]: the finial here resembles a bonbon dish while [SM /D2/4/6] looks something like a petalled stem glass balancing an eggcup and a Christmas tree bauble. Full-size detail [SM D2/2/29] relates closely to the pyramid of fruit.
For an ice cream sundae-like termination, see gate and twin lodge houses on the London road, Stratton Park, Hampshire ([SM D1/2/1]).
For an ice cream sundae-like termination, see gate and twin lodge houses on the London road, Stratton Park, Hampshire ([SM D1/2/1]).
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