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[40] Record copy of first contract drawing dated May 1784
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Reference number
SM volume 41/26 recto
Purpose
[40] Record copy of first contract drawing dated May 1784
Aspect
Reduced copy of SM 28/3/4 - Lodges at Tendering Hall
Scale
bar scale of 1/26 inch to 1 foot (approximately)
Inscribed
as above, labelled and dimensions given as on original drawing SM 28/3/4
Signed and dated
- original drawing dated May 1784 and copied after 1 September 1784
Medium and dimensions
close or very close to the medium of original drawing SM 28/3/4, on laid paper (364 x 244) bound into 'Precedents in Architecture' SM volume 41
Hand
John Sanders (pupil, 1 September 1784-90)
Watermark
fleur-de-lis
Notes
John Sanders made careful copies to a reduced scale of the drawings (SM 28/3/1, SM 28/3/2, SM 28/3/3, SM 28/3/4 and SM 28/3/5) made by Robert Baldwin (fl. 1762-c.1804). The young pupil 'corrected' Baldwin's habit of placing elevations around a plan so that the topmost is upside down but spelt Tendring 'Tendering' - as did Baldwin.
Regarding this drawing, there is also an uninscribed copy of a design for lodges that is probably for Tendring - though this version has capped gate piers and plain railings. Copied by John McDonnell (pupil, 18 March 1786-91), SM volume 41/70 recto. It is opposite McDonnell's copy of the unexecuted design for lodges at Benacre Hall, Suffolk, c.1785.
Regarding this drawing, there is also an uninscribed copy of a design for lodges that is probably for Tendring - though this version has capped gate piers and plain railings. Copied by John McDonnell (pupil, 18 March 1786-91), SM volume 41/70 recto. It is opposite McDonnell's copy of the unexecuted design for lodges at Benacre Hall, Suffolk, c.1785.
Level
Drawing
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