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' | <p> I had left the above space vacant, for the purpose of attempting<lb/> something in the way of <add>a</add> Drawing, but I can make<lb/> nothing of it.</p> | ||
<p> A little short of the Extremity of the first Link stands<lb/> a Half Octagon Platform about 4 1/2 above the Rowers<lb/> Seats; on this my Brother stands to give orders with<lb/> a Speaking Trumpet, of which you may imagine<lb/> there is some need as the length of the whole Barge<lb/> is above a quarter as long again as that of your <lb/>Garden. A Semi circular Rail covered with Scarlet<lb/>Cloth & standing on three Pillars rising from the <lb/>Platform serves for his support; fronting this Platform<lb/> at the other end of the Barge is a Platform somewhat similar<lb/> for the same purpose.</p> | |||
<p>The 3.<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> 4.<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> & 5.<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> Link being left out the 1.<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> 2.<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> & 6.<hi rend="superscript">th</hi><lb/> form a princely rowing Boat; in that case Her Majesty<lb/> may seat herself on a <sic>Sopha</sic> towards the Stern formed<lb/><note> X </note> of a neat kind of <sic>platted</sic> work of red edged with — <lb/> Chocolate colour, (the Colour of Wedgwood's Ware) with<lb/> Cushions of Stuffed Leather.</p> | |||
<p> I wish you may be able to make anything of this <lb/>general Description, for Drawing I have neither Skill<lb/> not Instruments. It cost my Brother three days hard<lb/> labour to make a Representation of it in paper <lb/>something between a Model and a Drawing to give the<lb/> <add>Prince</add> </p> | |||
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I had left the above space vacant, for the purpose of attempting
something in the way of a Drawing, but I can make
nothing of it.
A little short of the Extremity of the first Link stands
a Half Octagon Platform about 4 1/2 above the Rowers
Seats; on this my Brother stands to give orders with
a Speaking Trumpet, of which you may imagine
there is some need as the length of the whole Barge
is above a quarter as long again as that of your
Garden. A Semi circular Rail covered with Scarlet
Cloth & standing on three Pillars rising from the
Platform serves for his support; fronting this Platform
at the other end of the Barge is a Platform somewhat similar
for the same purpose.
The 3.d 4.th & 5.th Link being left out the 1.st 2.d & 6.th
form a princely rowing Boat; in that case Her Majesty
may seat herself on a Sopha towards the Stern formed
X of a neat kind of platted work of red edged with —
Chocolate colour, (the Colour of Wedgwood's Ware) with
Cushions of Stuffed Leather.
I wish you may be able to make anything of this
general Description, for Drawing I have neither Skill
not Instruments. It cost my Brother three days hard
labour to make a Representation of it in paper
something between a Model and a Drawing to give the
Prince
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Identifier: | JB/540/357/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 540. |
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