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Reference number
SM D2/3/7
Purpose
Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14
Aspect
[162] Plan and laid out wall elevations
Scale
½ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
The whole superficies for Books contains 348Feet..3in and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1813-14
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink, yellow ochre and blue washes on wove paper (665 x 920)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
J Whatman 1811
Notes
The room shown here measures 35 feet 8 inches by 19 feet 9 inches while the library (shown in [SM D2/3/6] and [SM D2/3/1]) is 33 by 22 feet. There are other differences relating to the position and size of doors and windows and this scheme may have been for the room on the northwest side that became the billiard room.
Photocopies of National Monument Record photographs (1953) illustrate the 'Great Library' and the 'Small Library'. The latter was perhaps the library shown on [SM D2/3/6], [SM D2/3/1], [SM D2/3/ 4], SM D2/3/5] and [SM D2/3/14] though the bookcases are different. The 4th Earl Ashburnham, who succeeded in 1830, was a famous collector of early manuscripts and rare books (as well as works of art and furniture) and is likely to have changed the library arrangements of Dance's time.
Photocopies of National Monument Record photographs (1953) illustrate the 'Great Library' and the 'Small Library'. The latter was perhaps the library shown on [SM D2/3/6], [SM D2/3/1], [SM D2/3/ 4], SM D2/3/5] and [SM D2/3/14] though the bookcases are different. The 4th Earl Ashburnham, who succeeded in 1830, was a famous collector of early manuscripts and rare books (as well as works of art and furniture) and is likely to have changed the library arrangements of Dance's time.
Level
Drawing
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