[85] Working drawing for finishings to the drawing room, 15 October 1790

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  - Bentley Priory, Harrow, London: (executed) two additions, outbuildings and an entrance hall addition for John James Hamilton, later 9th Earl, 1st Marquess of Abercorn, 1788-1799, 1805 (178)
    - Working drawings for finishings to the drawing room, 15-21 October 1790 (3)

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Reference number

SM 77/3/72

Purpose

[85] Working drawing for finishings to the drawing room, 15 October 1790

Aspect

Details of mouldings: Plan of architraves to doors in drawing room; plan of architraves to windows in drawing room; and base and / surbase moldings; and rough details of the window architraves and details of the mouldings for the door and shutter pannels

Scale

full size and 1/2 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Marquiss of Abercorn, details labelled (Soane) floor, flush beaded capping / to window, manner of finishing the window architraves, wall, B, C, full / 3/4 an / inch / thick, mouldings for the / door & shutter pannels / full size B for the / drawing room & c for / the Eating Room / observe to leave a 3/4 bead / at the tops & bottoms of / all the shutters, A, door, The knuckle of the hinge must / correspond exactly with / bead A, (pencil) front draw

Signed and dated

15 October 1790
Albion Place Oct^r: 15^th1790

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and pink and umber washes on laid paper (679 x 565)

Hand

SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Soane and Soane office
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane and Soane office

Level

Drawing

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