[3] Design for basement plan

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  - Cosgrove, Northamptonshire: unexecuted designs for a house for M. Mansel, 1799 (14)

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Reference number

SM 5/1/33

Purpose

[3] Design for basement plan

Aspect

The Plan of the Basement Floor

Scale

bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: Strong Beer and Ale Celllar, Wine Cellar, Coals (twice), Small Beer Cellar, Laundry, Larder and Servants Hall

Signed and dated

00/00/1799
1799

Medium and dimensions

Pen and red (with some yellowing) wash with multi-ruled and black and sepia washed border on laid paper with one fold mark (524 x 734)

Hand

Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. The Soane office Day Book for 26 June 1799 has an entry viz,' Mr Mansell / Drawing Plans of / the Basement Story / of intended Ho / Seward'.

Watermark

J Whatman 1794 fleur de lis within crowned cartouche and below, ornate W

Notes

The (raised) basement is lit by two windows at the front, five at the back, four to the left and two to the right so that, for example, the laundry has five good-sized windows.

Level

Drawing

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