[Fireplace mantel. Elevations, plan, section, and full size details] / J.G. Bruff, Des: Mar. 1880. – Antique Print
![[Fireplace mantel. Elevations, plan, section, and full size details] / J.G. Bruff, Des: Mar. 1880., and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/52/527ad1a389eb-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic drawing of [Fireplace mantel. Elevations, plan, section, and full size details] / J.G. Bruff, Des: Mar. 1880. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Fireplace mantel. Elevations, plan, section, and full size details] / J.G. Bruff, Des: Mar. 1880.
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This ink drawing shows a fireplace mantel from four views at once: elevations, a plan, a section, and full-size details of the ornament. J.G. Bruff signed and dated the sheet in March 1880, so it records how a mantel was planned before any carver or mason worked on it. Bruff was better known earlier in his career for topographical work and sketches from the California gold rush. The drawing shows how Victorian interiors were shaped on paper as much as in the rooms themselves, with the moldings and proportions worked out at scale.
| Created / published | and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on paper : ink. |
| Genre | Scaled. Signed and dated. |
| Subjects | Mantels--1880. Architectural decorations & ornaments--1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,272 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-179681 |
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