[108] Working drawing for an unidentified chimney-piece, April to July 1791

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    - Working drawings for the chimney-pieces in the eating room, drawing room, music hall and unidentified, April-July 1791

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Reference number

SM 81/1/18

Purpose

[108] Working drawing for an unidentified chimney-piece, April to July 1791

Aspect

Details of unidentified chimney piece with strigilated corners and sunk circular bosses; and rough part-elevation

Scale

full size

Inscribed

Wall line, face of centre block / line of end block, 1'6" 13/16 from centre block which is 7"¼ square, cable from floor line ½ inch, floor line, (pencil) The Marquiss of Abercorn

Signed and dated

April 1791 - July 1791
Datable to April to July 1791 in accord with the dates on drawings 105-107

Medium and dimensions

pencil and pen on cartridge paper (622 x 504)

Hand

Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane office

Notes

Drawing 108 is for an unidentified chimney-piece. The drawing is labelled as for the Marquess of Abercorn, thus dating it to after October 1790 (when Lord Abercorn inherited his title). The Marquess's title attributes the drawing to Soane's second phase of building works at Bentley Priory. The chimney-piece appears to follow a similar design as that drawn for the music room in Earsham, Norfolk (q.v.) in 1784 (see SM 81/1/70), and that at John Patteson's house in Surrey Street, Norwich (q.v.), c.1790 . The chimney-piece at Earsham has a quarter-pilaster motif of reeds bound with bowed ribbons. As in drawing 108, strigilated flutes beside sunk circular bosses are above the reeded jambs, and a larger boss is centred on the frieze.

Level

Drawing

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