Architrave, Monticello Dining Room
Description: Drawing of archiatrave in the Monticello Dining Room
Date: unknown
Medium:
Support: Paper AJ
Dimensions: 9-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.
Dimensions:
Condition:
Author: Jefferson
Owner: ViU
Classification:
N-188
, K-j
Publication History:
- Author: Nichols
- Title: Thomas Jefferson's Architectural Drawings
- Date: 1984
- Note:
Commentary:
During the 1953 restoration, Milton Grigg, the architect, found a beam with Dinsmore's name written on it.
Drawing
- Description: Architrave of dining room
- Location: lower right quadrant (recto)
- Features:
- architrave outline
- Cyma reversa with bead molding
- Text:
- Description: description of drawing
- Location: on right side of drawing of molding
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
- architrave of the arches of the Dining room. 13-1/2.
Text
- Description: Note to James Dinsmore; apparently unrelated?
- Location: Upper right quadrant(recto)
- Author: Alex ?
- Transcription:
- "Mr. Dinsmore
[gap of about 1 line due to paper rotted away] the following nail
[gap of about 1 line due to paper rotted away] me as Soon as p
[gap of about 1 line due to paper rotted away] 1500 16
nails, 2500 6
Ditto, 1000 12
Ditto, 300 8
Ditto Alex
[gap of about 5 lines due to paper rotted away]
Text
- Description: Alexander Garrett
- Location: Upper right quadrant (recto)
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
Drawing
- Description: Preliminary sketch of architrave
- Location: low left quadrant (recto)
- Features:
Drawing
- Description: Full drawing of architrave of Dining Room arches
- Location: three-quarters of page (verso)
- Features:
- Cyma reversa molding
- Cavetto molding
