Plough Boy Fireplace
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| Exterior width | 1632 mm (64 ¼") |
| Exterior height | 1375 mm (54 ⅛") |
| Interior width | 1159 mm (45 ⅝") |
| Interior height | 1048 mm (41 ¼") |
| Jamb width* | 1457 mm (57 ⅜") |
* the outer width, taken across the legs
Thought by some to be a homage to the 'Heav'n sent ploughman' Robert Burns, whose fame as a poet concided with the resurgence of neoclassicalism, it restates the pastoral theme across the whole entablature.
This example was revived for Archerfield, an East Lothian country house which Robert Adam planned to remodel extensively. The original proposals are preserved in the Sir John Museum, London.
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