Edgemont Plan
Description: Drawing of floor plan
Date: About 1803-1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Wove paper
Dimensions: 44.3 cm x 28.7 cm (17-7/16" x 11-15/16") (Nichols dimensions, 17-1/4" x 11-1/4")
Condition: Linen backed; horizontal crease at center from folding sheet in half; crease mark slightly dirty; losses at upper left corner, center top edge, and at right top & bottom edges (symmetrical with respect to crease) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); minor losses and fluid stains at center left & bottom edges; small patches of grey fiber (from mat board?) adhered along left top edge; slight discoloration at corners; ms text missing at upper right due to loss
Author: Jefferson
Owner: MHi
Classification:
N-9
, K-173
Publication History:
- Author: Kimball
- Title: Thomas Jefferson Architect
- Date: 1916
- Note: Kimball believed this may be a design for improvements at Shadwell
- Author: Nichols
- Title: Jefferson's Architectural Drawings
- Date: 1984
- Note:
Commentary:
Drawing
- Description: Floor plan
- Location: Entire page
- Features:
- Windows - splayed
- Fireplaces
- Semi-octagonal room
- Entries - side and rear
- Text:
- Description: Dimensions
- Location: On plan
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
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- 45.42
- 1f
- 6f
- 13I
- 8f
- 3f6I
- f-I
- 4-4
- 3-3
- 5-4
- 2f
- 3f
- 18I
- 4f
- 3 sashes to floor
- 7f 5I
- 5-3 1/2
- 25 1/2f
- 4f 7I
- 62f 4I
- 23-4 1/2f
- 7f 5I
- 18f
- 3f 3I
- 6f 3I
- 19 1/2I
- 9I
- 20f
- 17f
- 16f
Text
- Description: Brick calculations
- Location: Top of page
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
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-
[gap of 4 lines due to torn page]
- n brick
- adds 18,096 bricks
- 203f x 4__
- 203 x 12 = 24
- chimnies
- Stone to the surface of the ground towit 5.f. & 18 i Brick
- Nich
- 203f x 5f = 1015f /25 = 40.6
- porch
- Chimnies . . . 3.6
- 44. porch