Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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  - Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14 (193). Survey drawings, alternative designs, designs and working drawings for alterations and additions, including the modelling of the principal front, a new staircase and for a garden bridge, for 3rd Earl Ashburnham

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Reference number

SM D2/2/29

Purpose

Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14

Aspect

[53] Preliminary elevation of round fruits arranged pyramidally supported by leaves

Scale

full size?

Inscribed

labelled wire, cast with / the Head, gruir (? four times), Face of the board, The leaf is to be cast with a lump / at the back to go into this / duftail [dovetail] and three (mostly illegible pencil) notes (centre) These beads to be rise as high as / the scored line by adding an / Extra course of the large beads out / of the Wax mould at the / Bottom of the other beads that / is cast together, another note (top right hand side) begins Get the mould [illegible] one of the pieces / cast [illegible] and another (bottom of sheet) Put some [illegible] and sand in these / Ornaments to [illegible]

Signed and dated

1813-14

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on laid paper (480 x 675)

Hand

Dance, Bernasconi

Watermark

D & C Blauw and fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and WR below

Notes

This is probably related to the fruit and vase finial shown on [SM D3/14/28]. Most of the drawing is in Dance's hand and Bernasconi the stuccoist has added notes on how the 'beads', presumably grapes, and the supporting vase of leaf forms are to be cast.

Bernasconi's bill for 1815 includes '16 Ornaments on tops of Turrets 22^In high / 20^In Diameter consisting of Antique / leaves with projecting perforated Tops & rich Center' (ASH 2838) and presumably refers to this design though the overall height and width is 15¾ by 17¾ inches and drawing [SM D3/14/29] is marked 1.6 (18 inches) high and 2-0 (24 inches) wide.

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Drawing

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