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Giltspur Street Compter (Debtors' Prison), City of London, 1787
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Reference number
SM D4/3/15
Purpose
Giltspur Street Compter (Debtors' Prison), City of London, 1787
Aspect
[30] Details of footings
Scale
1 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
Gilt spur Street Compter (Dance), Extremeties of Footings in Front next Giltspur Street are to 64 Feet 6¼ Inches from the Center of the Building, labelled Sleeper, Cross Planking, Planking, Inverted Arch and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1787
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, light red, yellow and burnt umber washes, pencil on laid paper (230 x 655)
Hand
curly office hand, Dance
Notes
The 'curly office hand' here uses a vivid palette and draws the wood grain to the planking and sleepers
Level
Drawing
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