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[9] Design for first floor plan
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Reference number
SM 5/1/30
Purpose
[9] Design for first floor plan
Aspect
The Plan of the Chamber Floor
Scale
bar scale o f1/3 inch to one foot
Inscribed
as above, Mr Mansel, rooms labelled: Chamber (7 times), Dressing Room, 2 Dressing Rooms, Closet (3 times), Powder Closet (3 times), Gallery (twice), Lobby and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 10/06/1799
June 10: 1799 and Sep.6.1799
Medium and dimensions
Pen, red (with some yellowing) and sepia wash, pricked for transfer, with multi-ruled and black and sepia washed border on laid paper with one fold mark (524 x 730)
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.
Notes
The chamber floor provided seven bedrooms, four dressing rooms, one powdering room, three closets and one powdering closet but no water closets. Mr Mansel seems to have had either a large family or many friends. The mention of 'Staircase to Attics' (drawing [11])' suggests attic bedrooms for the servants.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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