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Elevation of the Parlour chimney-piece, Combe Bank

Drawing
ca.1725-1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An architectural drawing depicting an elevation of the Parlour Chimney-piece at Combe Bank.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleElevation of the Parlour chimney-piece, Combe Bank (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and wash drawing on paper
Brief description
Drawing by Roger Morris, elevation of the Parlour chimneypiece, 1 of 8 architectural designs for Combe Bank, Sundridge, Kent, pencil, pen and ink and wash, Great Britain, ca. 1725-30
Physical description
An architectural drawing depicting an elevation of the Parlour Chimney-piece at Combe Bank.
Dimensions
  • Trimmed to height: 24.5cm
  • Trimmed to width: 30cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed in black ink with dimensions)
Object history
The chimneypiece and over mantel were executed as they appear in this design, the frieze however no longer survives and may never have been executed. John Adam's sketchbook shows an elevation of half of the Parlour chimneypiece (John Harris, The Palladians, pl.75).
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.2029-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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