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Reference number

SM volume 19/10

Purpose

Scheme C. Design for a 'Gentleman's Country Seat', c.1757-8

Aspect

[4] Ground floor plan

Scale

1 7/8 in to 10 ft

Inscribed

Plan of a Design for a Gentleman's Country Seat, (of the scale) Pedes (Latin, 'feet'), rooms labelled and and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • c.1757-8

Medium and dimensions

Pen, light red, yellow and blue washes, pencil on laid paper with one old patch (350 x 460)

Hand

Dance, part of title and some rooms labelled by Dance the Elder

Watermark

I*Portal and fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and LVG below

Notes

Scheme C's overall dimensions are 50 by 47 feet excluding the lateral bowed projections. The stair is an elliptical compartment and (like Scheme B) is separate from the entrance hall marked Vestibule. The planning, though a little more convenient, is still awkward; for instance, the west bow is cut up by partitions for a Closet, Passage and Glass Closet though the kitchen, pantry and scullery are now banished.

Level

Drawing

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