Classic architectural details, undated

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Location Note

Vertical file 3; drawer 15; folder 11

GUSN

GUSN-252573

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Description

This series of drawings of classic architectural details includes: details for a cupola, a classic window elevation, a classic balustrade, a classic frieze, four classic architectural plates (Corninthean, Tuscan and Dove, Corinthian 2 and 3, and Doric and Ionic), and various fragments too brittle to handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

balustrades
friezes (entablature components)
Tuscan order
Corinthian order
Doric order
Ionic order
architectural drawings (visual works)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

architectural drawings, pencil on tracing paper

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.001.009

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Delineator)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
detail drawings (drawings)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3; drawer 15; folder 11

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