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 D2/5/20

Purpose

Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14

Aspect

[96] (Design C) Ground floor plan of new staircase, new dining room shown over an outline of staircase from first floor to attics, new billiard room and old waiting room for tenants, cross-section showing the new staircase and gallery, the present Staircase / N^o 26 risers, elevation/cross-section of new staircase, and rough perspective and details

Scale

¼ iin to 1ft

Inscribed

as above and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

1813-14

Medium and dimensions

Black and red pen, pink, blue, raw umber, sepia, mauve and Prussian blue washes (985 x 660)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

E&P 1801

Notes

Parts of the drawing are very finished. Essentially, this design varies only a little from intermediate Design B though here the column shafts are rendered in blues rather than red; the three openings below the 'porticos' are still shown as square-headed. 'The present staircase' from the first floor to the top floor is marked as having 26 risers though 29 are drawn on the plan and section; a first floor plan ([SM D2/1/35]) shows 21 risers and is washed in blue indicating new work. The mauve colouring is achieved by pink over blue wash.

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