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[77] Working drawing for library chimneypiece
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Reference number
SM 81/2/63
Purpose
[77] Working drawing for library chimneypiece
Aspect
Plan, elevation, section and detail of Chimney Piece for the Library
Scale
bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, The Right Honble / The Lord Eliot, Black Marble (twice), White Marble, Line of Shelf and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 17/07/1805
Copy / Lincolns Inn Fields / July 17 : 1805
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and light red washes, pricked for transfer on laid paper (347 x 569)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Notes
Quite close in design to drawing [76] though three inches taller and with a Greek fret motif instead of an incised panel. For a design for a chimneypiece for the circular drawing room see drawing [87].
Level
Drawing
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