. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ?r 'W. ih) 1 Figure 11.âFireplace mantels illustrated in William Salmon's Palladia (Courtesy of the Lihrary of Congrtss.) Londonfiiis. William C^opcin, a Prince William County mason, and Job Wigley were employed together in 1749 to the amount of £2 8s. In 1750 Copein was paid Ijy Mercer for 64 days of work at 3s. Id. per day, totaling £9 17s. 4d. Copein was another accom- plished craftsman, the marks of whose skill still arc to be seen in the carved stone doorways of Aquia Church in Stafford County and in the baptismal font at Pohick C^hur
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ?r 'W. ih) 1 Figure 11.âFireplace mantels illustrated in William Salmon's Palladia (Courtesy of the Lihrary of Congrtss.) Londonfiiis. William C^opcin, a Prince William County mason, and Job Wigley were employed together in 1749 to the amount of £2 8s. In 1750 Copein was paid Ijy Mercer for 64 days of work at 3s. Id. per day, totaling £9 17s. 4d. Copein was another accom- plished craftsman, the marks of whose skill still arc to be seen in the carved stone doorways of Aquia Church in Stafford County and in the baptismal font at Pohick C^hurch in Fairfax. The design of the house will be considered in more detail later in the light of both archcological and documentary evidence. It is already quite clear, however, that the new maiuion was remarkably clalxjrate, reflecting the workmaiuhip of some of \irginia's best craftsmen. The most significant clues to its inspiration are found in the titles of four Ixxjks which Mercer in 1747. These arc luted in the inventor>' of his books in Ledger G as follo\%:s: "Hoppnc's ; ThU was probably I Ik OfHlt- mans ami '' '' D/sigm A' B. ( usrjui ana trtjuiiitr fity Edward Hoppus â â the Corporation of the Lxindon Awnrnncr edited Salmon's P-i'' on archilr( iiirr mistake. !⢠I apiicinrd in .il twn r»iii had a prufound inllurncc on the colonin during the mid-ceniui-^ u nler '1 from Christopher Wren down to Robert .\dain. Lndcr. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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