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Figure 11. — Fireplace 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 purcha.scd in 1747. These arc luted 



in the inventor>' of his books in Ledger G as follo\%:s: 

 "Hoppnc's Architecture." ThU was probably I Ik OfHlt- 



mans ami '' '' 



D/sigm A' 



B. ( usrjui ana trtjuiiitr 



fity Edward Hoppus ■■-.- 



the Corporation of the Lxindon Awnrnncr 

 edited Salmon's P-i'' 

 on arc hilr( iiirr n.n. 

 mistake. 



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apiicinrd in .il Ic.m twn r»iii 

 had a prufound inllurncc on 

 the colonin during the mid-ceniui-^ 





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from Christopher Wren down to Robert .\dain. Lndcr 



