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 D2/3/33

Purpose

Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14

Aspect

[149] Plan, elevation and section of jib door, and of details including a pronounced Vitruvian scroll moulding and palmette

Scale

1 in to 1 ft and full size

Inscribed

Great Eating room, Mouldings full size, Plan of Half the Jib Door, Middle or Center Line of Jib Door, Face of Pilasters and dimensions given

Signed and dated

1813-14

Medium and dimensions

Pen, raw umber, light red, sepia, yellow and blue washes, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on wove paper (675 x 1005)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

Edmeads & Co 1804

Notes

Jib doors nearly 14 feet high and 3 feet 4 inches wide were placed on the east and west walls at the north end to allow access to the billiard and music rooms on either side.

Level

Drawing

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