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[5] Survey of mouldings
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Reference number
SM 38/3/9
Purpose
[5] Survey of mouldings
Aspect
Details of Mouldings of his [Perceval's] House in / Lincolns Inn Fields
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 inch
Inscribed
as above, The Honble S Perceval, labelled: Pedestal, Base, Capital, Entablature, Balustrade and dimensions given; (verso, pencil, in a later hand, i.e. a curator): Case 1 (opposite E under Students Room) / 74 Drawer / C 9 Sheets / Inventory Page 170, (a different hand) Lindsey House / 59-60 Lincolns Inn Fields, 9 Sheets
Signed and dated
- 13 October 1802
Lincolns Inn Fields / Octr 13th 1802
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, light red and yellow ochre washes, pricked for transfer on two sheets of laid paper, affixed, with two fold marks (1352 x 563)
Hand
William Edward Rolfe
Pupil November 1801 - 1804.
Pupil November 1801 - 1804.
Notes
This survey shows the profile of the pilasters on the front of the house from pedestal to capital and likewise the entablature and balustrade above with detailed dimensions to the left of the drawing. The volutes of the capital, rather than being flush to the elevation, project at an angle from the façade. See also drawing [6].
Level
Drawing
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