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Reference number
SM D2/3/12
Purpose
Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14
Aspect
[163] Plan, elevation and Section of window and shutter
Scale
Scale 1 Inch to the Foot
Inscribed
as above and dimensions given
Signed: GD
Dated: June 1813
Signed and dated
- 1813-14
Medium and dimensions
Pen, mauve, yellow ochre and green earth washes, pencil on wove paper (675 x 500)
Hand
Dance
Notes
The window is 8 feet 3½ inches wide and 11 feet 9 inches high and has a frieze with five wreaths, two of which become the 'capital' for a panelled pilaster crowned by a half-patera that frames the window. A mauve/lilac wash is used for the mahogany woodwork of the window, a yellow wash for the deal Front Shutter, Back Flap, Back Lining, blocking pieces and (on plan) mullions.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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