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[ 59] Revised design for alterations to ground floor amended by Soane
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Reference number
SM 34/2/13
Purpose
[ 59] Revised design for alterations to ground floor amended by Soane
Aspect
Design for the Alterations & Additions to Port Eliot
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, labelled: Lord Eliots Room, Dressg Room, Cham[ber], Dressg Room, Vestibule, Lord Dressing / Room, Chamber, Lady Dressing / Room, Library, Qy [query] Chy [chimney], Qy [query] door, Upper Part / of / Kitchen, Eating Room, Arch, Water Closet, Door, Hall, Saloon or Gallery, Anti Room and Withdrawing Room
Signed and dated
- 09/10/1804
Novr 9 & 10 : 1804
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on laid paper (555 x 683)
Hand
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837)
The initial drawing was made by an office hand (probably Henry Hake Seward) and Soane then added a detail labelled 'This' together with some room labels, and revised the design of the two stairs next to the west entrance.
Probably Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
The initial drawing was made by an office hand (probably Henry Hake Seward) and Soane then added a detail labelled 'This' together with some room labels, and revised the design of the two stairs next to the west entrance.
Probably Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Watermark
1802
Notes
The basic plan was made by an office hand ( Henry Hake Seward). Soane then revised the interior of the entrance and stairs, adding a small plan (for a water closet?) labelled 'This' and some room labels.
Level
Drawing
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