Architectural drawing of proposed cornice designs for Montgomery Place including a side and top elevation of one cornice and a partial elevation of a second; the full Neo-classical style cornice drawn in black and brown washes and pencil with a foliate bracket and egg and dart frieze; layered behind the full cornice is a partial cornice drawn in brown wash; inscriptions in the full cornice include, "Full size cornice for Montgomery Place / D / B / C / C / A / 4 (with arrows) / 12 inches clear between blocks;" no inscriptions within partial cornice; inscriptions within top elevation, "C / 4 1/2 / A / A / A / 4 1/2 (with arrows) / 6 1/2 (with arrows) / 10 or 16 (with arrows) / 10 (with arrows) / B / C / D;" inscription to the left of the drawings, "Cornice projecting 2 ft / make blocks 16 in. center / Cornice projecting 2 ft. 6 / make blocks 22 in apart from center;" inscription on reverse in black pen, "Old plans for / changes to house / Montgomery Place / (not used); in brown pen M-shaped doodles; in pencil, "10 / 7.50 /__ / 2.50"; mounted to mat board.
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1850
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Princeton list 14
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
23-3/4 in
Width
39-7/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 23 3/4 x 39 7/8 in. (60.3 x 101.3 cm)
Material
Paper (wove), black and brown wash, Pencil
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Soiled and stained; foxing; tears along top edge repaired; tiny tears along bottom edge; old creases and folds
General Notes
Note Type
General Note
Note
Jane Davies attribution marks not noted here.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Map drawer 1