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Reference number

SM 31/4/34

Purpose

[184] Working drawing, 12 July 1801

Aspect

Rough plan, internal elevation and details (verso) elevation for the entrance front

Scale

(verso) bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

labelled G. This pannel to be / sunk deeper than the other i.e. 4½ instead of 2 / the diff[eren]ce. to be given to the fifth part H, Plan of the fluting Hallway full size, make this center / flute deeper / S _ _ _ in as possible, q[uer]y Stucco on Brick / Vault line, q[uery]y Sinking / into the / fret on / arches over / pilasters, omit the bottom Rustic, 3 sinkings, full size, Pilaster, Stone, Door into / Draw[in]g Room, Plaistered on wall / 1 foot, Wood Cornice, divided to bottom of flute & Cabling levelled up like the / flut[in]g to the Column / in fr[on]t of the flute and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 12 July 1801
    July 12th: 1801

Medium and dimensions

Brown pen (verso) pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer, on wove paper (579 x 692)

Hand

SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Soane (verso), Soane office
Soane (verso), Soane office

Literature

Helen Dorey, 'Sir John Soane's Pitzhanger' in Trackers, exhibition catalogue, PM Gallery and House, 2004, p.22

Level

Drawing

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