Two inch internal four panel door
Print
ca. 1860 (published)
ca. 1860 (published)
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This diagram was published and sold by W. Busbridge of Plumstead, in around 1860. It was aimed at builders and sold for 'thruppence' (3 pennies) per sheet. This lithograph shows how the forms and proportions of classical mouldings were used in ordinary rooms in the 19th century.
This print shows an architrave. The word is derived from Greek (and means ‘chief beam’) and has two meanings in architectural orders. It can either mean the lowest of the three parts of an entablature, which rests on top of a column (the others being frieze, in the middle and cornice, at the top) or as in this case, the moulded frame around a door or a window.
This print shows an architrave. The word is derived from Greek (and means ‘chief beam’) and has two meanings in architectural orders. It can either mean the lowest of the three parts of an entablature, which rests on top of a column (the others being frieze, in the middle and cornice, at the top) or as in this case, the moulded frame around a door or a window.
Object details
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| Title | Two inch internal four panel door (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Print of a two inch internal four panel door, lithograph, England, about 1860 |
| Physical description | Print of a two inch internal four panel door, lithograph, diagram for builders, showing forms and proportions of classical mouldings for use in ordinary rooms in the 19th century. |
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| Object history | This diagram for builders (available at 3d a sheet) shows how the forms and proportions of classical mouldings were used in ordinary rooms in the 19th century. The moulding surrounding the door is called an architrave, and does indeed resemble that part of the classical orders. |
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| Summary | This diagram was published and sold by W. Busbridge of Plumstead, in around 1860. It was aimed at builders and sold for 'thruppence' (3 pennies) per sheet. This lithograph shows how the forms and proportions of classical mouldings were used in ordinary rooms in the 19th century. This print shows an architrave. The word is derived from Greek (and means ‘chief beam’) and has two meanings in architectural orders. It can either mean the lowest of the three parts of an entablature, which rests on top of a column (the others being frieze, in the middle and cornice, at the top) or as in this case, the moulded frame around a door or a window. |
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| Accession number | 540C |
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| Record created | May 24, 2005 |
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