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Reference number
SM D2/8/15
Purpose
Lowther Castle, Westmorland?
Aspect
[2] Plan, S and E elevations corresponding to the second Castle style design of [SM D2/8/16]
Scale
1/13 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
rooms labelled Green / house, Breakfast / Room, Drawing / Room, Anti Room, Eating Room, Library, Hall, Dressing / Room, Strong Closett, Butlers / Pantry, Housekeepers / Room
Medium and dimensions
Pen, raw umber, olive green and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on thick wove paper, affixed to [SM D2/8/16] (190 x 275)
Notes
The drawings were folded several times, perhaps for the pocket or for posting. The irregular L-shaped plan of [SM D2/8/15] with south and east wings around a courtyard and with existing offices to north and west has some correspondence to Dance's plan for Lowther, [SM D2/8/17].
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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