Monticello - fireplaces
Description: Sketches for fireplaces. Notes on "the architraves of the parlour chimney," with dimensions and diagrams.
Date: 1771 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Condition: Linen backed, very good condition overall
Author: Jefferson
Owner: MHi
Classification:
N-124
, K-094
,
Publication History:
- Author: Kimball
- Title: Thomas Jefferson Architect
- Date: 1916
- Note:
- Author: Nichols
- Title: Jefferson's Architectural Drawings
- Date: 1984
- Note:
Commentary:
Drawing
- Description: Sketches and descriptive text for the design of a fireplace
- Location: Upper half of page
- Features:
- Dimensioned drawing of marble block
- Text:
- Description: Description of drawing
- Location: On drawing
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
-
- un-polished
- 8 1/8 I
- po-lished
- 7 1/4
- 3. I
Text
- Description: Description of drawing
- Location: Above drawing
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
-
- "2. blocks of white marble, or plinths for the architraves of the parlor chimney. of the following size. the height 8 3/4 f."
Drawing
- Description: Sketches and descriptive text for "basons[sic] for fountains"
- Location: Lower half of page
- Text:
- Description: Description of drawing
- Location: Below drawings
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
-
- "2. stone basons for fountains"
- 2. feet
- 18. I.
- 4
- 3
- 9. I
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 12. I.
