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 D2/3/2

Purpose

Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14

Aspect

[156] Elevation/section of (W) chimney-piece wall with two concealed doors and six bookcases, each either 18 in or 2 ft wide and consisting of five shelves over cupboards with roller maps at the top

Scale

½ in to 1 ft approximately

Inscribed

roller maps labelled Europe, Asia, Gt Britain and Ireland, France, Germany, Africa, America, East India, Spain and Italy

Signed and dated

1813-14

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, green earth, yellow ochre, pink, burnt umber, blue and mauve washes and various tints for books, shaded on laid paper (245 x 480)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

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

Notes

Dance has adapted Mr Legge's bookcases for the chimney-piece wall of the library at Ashburnham without much alteration, changing only the spacing and fitting in jib doors with false fronts. The wall above the bookcase is washed in dark grey-green.

Level

Drawing

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