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[7] Revised ground floor plan by Soane
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Reference number
SM 5/1/24
Purpose
[7] Revised ground floor plan by Soane
Aspect
Plan of the ground floor
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Mr Mansel, rooms labelled: Eating Room, Justice Room, Water Closet, Dressing Room, a a, Lobby, Common Staircase, The / Best Staircase, The Library & Breakfast / room, Drawing Room and some dimensions given. Note: a a Mezzanine over this part / for Water Closet & Closet / &c
Signed and dated
- 00/06/1799
June 1799
Medium and dimensions
Pen and red wash (with some yellowing), hatching, pricked for transfer with triple-ruled and black and sepia washed border on laid paper (584 x 465)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808, recorded in Soane office Day Book for above date.
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808, recorded in Soane office Day Book for above date.
Watermark
J Larking fleur de lis above cartouche with bar and below, GR
Notes
The changes from drawings [5-6] are not very great. The eating room is larger and changes place with the drawing room. The entrance lobby or vestibule is larger and without steps and the justice room has lost its bowed end.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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