Technical Drawing of a Fireplace Mantel for Knoll (now Lyndhurst), Tarrytown, New York

ca. 1838
Not on view
This drawing contains an elevation and various sections of a fireplace surround with several variations for the materials and decorative details. Different types of stone are indicated in different colors with a blue and a camel tone on the left and a slightly darker brown tone on the right. This side is accented with a carved leaf motif that is absent on the left. Various measurements are given throughout and a scale is added below the drawing.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Technical Drawing of a Fireplace Mantel for Knoll (now Lyndhurst), Tarrytown, New York
  • Artist: Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey)
  • Date: ca. 1838
  • Medium: Watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 20 1/8 × 26 7/8 in. (51.1 × 68.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.66.57
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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