Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Mouns Jones |
Title |
Northeast perspective view |
Archive Number |
MJHPH40 |
Description |
Color photographic print showing northeast perspective view of the Mouns Jones House during 1965-1970 restoration. The Michael Fulp House appears at left edge of photo. Details include: restored stone corner chimney [left]; restored brick chimney on north [right] gable-end; early doorway in center of wall has not yet been re-opened; Wooden casement window frames are in place; roof rafters are joined by collar ties; first courses of new wooden shingles have been applied. See MJHPH45 for 1972 restored view of this elevation. Center window in 2d story is not early-period and will be walled-in with jambs woven ["toothed"] into contiguous wall ranges. Early framing evidence in the 2d story northern [right in photo] window opening indicates a shallow exterior rabbet in the frame-head [stile rabbets had been cut away to accommodate wider sash windows, probably during a 19th century renovation. The rabbet "seating" was less than ½" in depth, less than ½ the depth necessary for wooden sash, indicating the likelihood of a flat iron casement frame for leaded glass in this, and probably in all, window openings in the house. A remaining question is whether the casements "lights" would be operating [pivoting outward for ventilation] or fixed to the wooden perimeter frame. As of March, 2019, it has been determined that all casements in all window openings in the house will be operating, excepting only the fixed "transom" lights above the first story operating casements in the primary façade facing the river. Another issue to be resolved in the current restoration campaign is whether the iron-framed and leaded multi-paned lights would have been "pintled" to a fixed iron frame or attached directly to the structural wooden frame anchored by "ears" into the masonry opening. No evidence has been found in surviving framing to indicate the presence of fixed iron frames with pintles for the pivoting casements. A third issue pertaining to this 2d story window opening relates to its interior masonry sill, which is sloped inward to provide incremental light into the lower segment of the room. Since the window in the opposite wall [facing the river] is considerably larger and admits ample light to that side of the room, there is no compelling reason to believe that the owner or builder would have sloped its sill merely to produce exaggerated symmetry in the sill details. Extensive notes written on verso in blue pen. See additional image to read notes on verso. Laurence Ward, April, 2019 |
Search Terms |
MJPH MJHPH MJH Mouns Jones House Mouns Jones House Photo Corner Chimney Gable-end Chimney Vintage Photo Brick Chimney Casement Window Pargeting Residue Collar Ties Stone Chimney Shingles Shingle Roof Wooden Shingles Wooden-shingle Roof |
People |
Jones, Mouns |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Accession number |
1000.01 |
Date |
c.1966 |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Catalog Number |
1000.01.044 |