Name/Title
Proposed Elevations and Floor Plan for A Gatehouse at Montgomery PlaceEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.5Description
Proposed elevations and floor plan (never executed) for a two-story, octagonal gatehouse at Montgomery Place: two architectural drawings on either side of a single sheet of paper; on one side, tower with rooms on either side is topped by a cluster-columned chimney with smoke, shingled roof, brackets below, and walls that resemble taupe-gray cut stone blocks; vertical windows have frames painted yellow; stone wall in foreground with steps at viewer's left; on the right written in ink vertically: "first story 9 ft./ 2nd story 8 ft.;" written in ink below elevation "The steps may be anywhere along the front line to ascend the terrain;" next to it written in pencil (perhaps by Louise Livingston or Cora Barton) "Perhaps best on north side for door;" the floof plan below consits of an octagonal room with a row of three adjoining rooms; staircase behind fireplace in octagonal room; that room bears inscription: "LIVING ROOM/ 13 by 18/ the kitchen seating room under," "Bed" in ink in upper right room; in pencil in upper left "What you please," on either side of octagonal exterior in pencil "Doors or windows;" in pencil below, "Too much like Mons. Donaldson's, eh!;" scale below in ink "10/ 20/ 30;" on reverse, similar drawing but octogonal section has a combination door/window, arched double window above, and blaustrade rather than sloping roof; "6' and "9," refering to height of stories written on right; wall with two sets of steps in foreground; calculations in pencil in upper right of corner; floor plan below is similar although center rear room is smaller and "bed" is also written in room at left; octagonal room has walls colored pink and the following inscription: "LIVING ROOM/ 13 by 16/ a kitchen under, with the/ floor on the level with the ground;" written in pencil by left side room vertically "10 or/ 13 ft/ more or less in depth;" written at left near bottom: "Door where you please/ in front or on side."Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Alexander Jackson DavisAttribution
ArtistDate made
Jun 1844Notes
Dates:Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Princeton list 5 and 6Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
14 inWidth
20-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 14 x 20 1/2 in. (35.6 x 52.1 cm)Dimension Description
mattedHeight
19-5/8 inWidth
26-1/16 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 19 5/8 x 26 1/16 in. (49.8 x 66.2 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Watercolor, ink, PencilCondition
Notes
Remarks: Overall foxing on both sides; long vertical stain on blank section of drawing on reverse.Notes
Remarks: Conserved and matted by Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1987-1988.General Notes
Note Type
General NoteNote
"A" written in pencil in viewer's lower right corner indicates A. J. Davis expert Jane Davies thought that this drawing was by Davis.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Map drawer 2Note Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial