Thomas Jefferson Papers

Enclosure: Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Notes on Contract with William J. Coffee, [ca. 8 July 1822]

Enclosure

Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Notes on Contract with William J. Coffee

[ca. 8 July 1822]

Extract from the agreement entered into between1 the Proctor of the University of Va & W. J. Coffee for the composition ornaments for the Entablatures of the drawing rooms &c at the U.Va Viz

Ionic with modilions in Pavilion No 3—Frize 4½ inches wide at 36 cents per ft—Flower in pannels 6 cents each Egg & anchor 12 cents pr foot—

Ionic from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis in Pav: No 1 Frize 6 inches wide at 36 cents per foot—

MS (DLC); in Brockenbrough’s hand; undated; with covering letter subjoined.

Brockenbrough’s 18 Mar. 1822 agreement with Coffee is printed below as an enclosure to Brockenbrough to University of Virginia Board of Visitors, 7 Apr. 1823.

egg & anchor are “varieties of the echinus, produced by the alternation of vertical with egg-shaped ornaments” (OED description begins James A. H. Murray, J. A. Simpson, E. S. C. Weiner, and others, eds., The Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed., 1989, 20 vols. description ends ).

1. Manuscript: “betwen.”

Index Entries

  • architecture; architectural ornaments search
  • Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; as University of Virginia proctor search
  • Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; contract of, with W. J. Coffee search
  • Coffee, William John; contract for work on University of Virginia search
  • Coffee, William John; fashions ornaments for University of Virginia search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; ornamental work search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion I search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion III search

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Jefferson Papers
Title
Enclosure: Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Notes on Contract with William J. Coffee, [ca. 8 July 1822]
Authors
Brockenbrough, Arthur S.
Coffee, William John
Recipient
Jefferson, Thomas
Date
8 July 1822

Reference

Cite as
“Enclosure: Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Notes on Contract with William J. Coffee, [ca. 8 July 1822],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-18-02-0468-0002. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 18, 1 December 1821 to 15 September 1822, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, p. 530.]