Working drawings, 12 and 15 November 1796 (2)

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Bank of England
  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1352)
    - 1789-1808 Chimney-pieces for the Bank of England (19)

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Reference number

SM (4) 81/2/15 (5) 81/2/13

Purpose

Working drawings, 12 and 15 November 1796 (2)

Aspect

4 Plan full size, Section full size (thro' Mantle) and Elevation of Chimney for M^r Soanes Room in the New Lodge (verso) and full size Elevation detail 5 Plan (full size) , Section thro' Mantle / full size and Elevation of Chimney for Soane's room, New Lodge (verso) and full size Elevation detail

Scale

(4-5) bar scale and details full size

Inscribed

4 as above, Portland (twice), Marble (twice), Bank of England and (pencil) Black 5 as above, Portland (twice), Marble (twice), (pencil) M^rPritchard / I have sent you the / Moldings of Portland architrave / round Marble Chimney that you / sent to the Bank this Morning / J W and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

(4) Copy: November 12^th 1796 (5) Bank Nov^r. 15 1796

Hand

Soane office

Notes

Drawings 4 and 5 show a chimney-piece designed for Soane's own room at the Bank, in the New Lodge.

Drawing 4 shows a fairly simple design and the materials are labelled: Portland stone and marble. The designs must have been intended for 'Mr Pritchard', who had already 'sent the marble chimney to the Bank' and was required to produce the architrave mouldings to surround it (as per inscription).

Drawing 5 shows an almost exact copy of drawing 4 and is inscribed 'Copy', though dated three days earlier than drawing 4. It follows that both designs may be copies of a lost original working drawing retained by the mason.

Level

Drawing

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