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 D2/5/40

Purpose

Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14

Aspect

[85] (Preliminary Design A: Ionic) Plan at foundations, ground floor, first floor levels and reflected ceiling plan, and rough perspective and details

Scale

½ in to 1 ft

Inscribed

dimensions given and calculations

Signed and dated

1813-14

Medium and dimensions

Red and black pen, pink and sepia washes, pencil, trace lines on wove paper (790 x 580)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

j Whatman 1810

Notes

The compartment is here 23 feet 9 inches by 27 feet 6 inches and Dance controls the symmetry of his design by trace lines from the corners that cross the centre as well as compass-drawn circles in red pen from the same centre point.

Verso
Rough detail of ornate Venetian crenellation, that is, with cinquefoils and trefoils instead of balls
Pencil

Level

Drawing

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