Architectural Drawing

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Thorpe Hall (made)

This is a drawing in elevation of doors and door-case on the Principal Staircase of Thorpe Hall, Longthorpe, Northamptonshire. Thorpe Hall was a mansion built in 1653-1656 during the Commonwealth period by Peter Mills for the Lord Chief Justice Oliver St. John.

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Categories	Architecture Architectural Fittings Drawings Designs
Object type	Architectural drawing
Materials and techniques	Pen, ink, and wash on paper Pen and Ink Wash Drawn
Brief description	Drawing, pen, ink, and wash, elevation drawing of doors and door-case on the Principal Staircase of Thorpe Hall, English, c.1720.
Physical description	Pen, ink, and pencil drawing in elevation of doors and door-case on the Principal Staircase of Thorpe Hall. Floral and scrolling detailed carving is depicted on the sides and top of the door-case. A scale and some inscriptions are included below the drawing. A section of an elevation of a mansion of three bays with a curved pediment is drawn on the back of the sheet.
Dimensions	Width: 20cm Length: 27cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Chambers Upon ye best Stairs' (Inscribed in the centre below the drawing.) scale (Right-most portion of a scale inscribed below the drawing.) '1720' (Inscribed at the bottom in another hand.) 'Drawing of doors and door-case on the Principal Staircase of Thorpe Hall, Longthorpe, Northampton. On the back is part of the elevation of a mansion of three bays with a curved pediment. The remaining part being drawn on the back of D.1833-1885. These two sheets, D.1833, 1841-1885 at one time formed a single sheet.' (Inscribed on the back of the external mount, not on the drawing itself.)
Subjects depicted	Double Doors Carving
Place depicted	Thorpe Hall
Summary	This is a drawing in elevation of doors and door-case on the Principal Staircase of Thorpe Hall, Longthorpe, Northamptonshire. Thorpe Hall was a mansion built in 1653-1656 during the Commonwealth period by Peter Mills for the Lord Chief Justice Oliver St. John.
Associated objects	D.89-1885 (Set) D.1833-1885 (Set) D.413-1885 (Set) D.1832-1885 (Set)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	D.1841-1885

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O944565/architectural-drawing-unknown/

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