Monadnock Building, Chicago: Elevation for an ornamented pier capital

People:

Burnham and Root (architectural firm)
Peter Brooks (developer)
Burnham and Root (draughtsman)
Shepherd Brooks (developer)
Owen Franklin Aldis (real estate agent)
George A. Fuller Company (contractors)
Shepherd Brooks (client)
Peter Brooks (client)

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Elevation for an ornamented pier capital

Date:

ca. 1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 56.4 x 34.4 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:112

Drawing Type:

line drawing
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

general view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is irregularly trimmed and dirty throughout.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, c.r.: "flush" / "No Cap here [?] / Alteniatin [?] Cap / Corne. [?]"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

ornament
capital

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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