[51] Working drawing for Mrs Cartwright's dressing room

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - Aynhoe Park, Northamptonshire: designs for alterations and additions for W.R.Cartwright, 1799-1802 ( 60)
    - Designs and working drawings made 1800 (24)

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Reference number

SM 6/4/8

Purpose

[51] Working drawing for Mrs Cartwright's dressing room

Aspect

Plan and wall elevations

Scale

bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Section of M^{r^s} Cartwrights / Dressing room. new Adition, W.R.Cartwright Esq^r^eAynho. and two dimensions given (23':2 by 23':6)

Signed and dated

00/00/1800
1800

Medium and dimensions

Pen, red and sepia washes on stout wove paper (520 x 623)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

This plan corresponds with drawing [50] and with the first floor plan, drawing [33]. The dressing room has a 'recess' facing north which was to have 'Stained Glass' (drawing [33]) two windows look westwards and two to the south lighting another 'recess' and a 'Powdering Closet' (even though hair and wig powdering was becoming less fashionable by 1800). The bedroom (see drawing [50]) is labelled ' Mr and Mrs Cartwright' on drawing [33] and judging by other of Soane's plans for country houses, a shared marital bedroom was unusual.

Level

Drawing

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