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Carter No.: 123

Handlist description: Parts of portable pavilion. (see also 95b)

Card/Transcription No.: 123-07


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Type a.

<> 2.5 3.3 3 3.3 102 bare wood and gesso gesso-gilt bare gesso copper hinge pierced with two holes pierced with hole only in three examples gesso-gilt bare wood and gesso

<> 1.3 1.85 section

<> pierced with hole

<> pierced with hole

<> pierced with hole

Groups 123, 367a, 620-(119) = 28 hinged-slats varying from 70 to 102 cmts in length, detailed as per above example. The two ends vary in length in accordance to their(?) purpose. Some are pierced with four holes thus: - <> Some are pierced with six holes thus: - <>

<> <> hinges

Type b

<> 4.5 33 18 gesso gesso-gilt gesso pierced thus

<> 1.5

<> End cut to get round surface

<> End mitred

From groups 123, 620-(118) = 22 slats of 32 to 33 cmts in length as per example.

Type c

<> 32.4 gesso gesso-gilt gesso square end

<> 1.5

<> 32.3 gesso gesso-gilt gesso pierced with hole square ends

<> 1.5

From groups 123, 620-(118). 2 slats as per drawing.

Card no. 123-07 relating to Carter no. 123
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