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

ca. 1838

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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.

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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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