[45] Design for a screen

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  - London: Cedar Court, Roehampton: alterations and additions for John Thomson, 1804-1807 (49)
    - Designs for screens for the entrance hall, April 1807 (6)

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Reference number

SM 35/3/22

Purpose

[45] Design for a screen

Aspect

Plan of Vestibule and Passage and Elevation of Screen to Enclose Passage

Scale

bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, John Thomson Esq^re Roehampton,

Signed and dated

09/04/1807
Lincolns Inn Fields April 9^th 1807

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, blue and pink washes, quadruple ruled and sepia wash border on laid paper (507 x 720)
Pen, sepia, blue and pink washes, with quadruple ruled and sepia wash border, pricked for transfer on laid paper (508 x 719)

Hand

Attributed to Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. The Soane office Day Book for 9 May 1807 does not mention drawings made under Cedar Court (here attributed to Seward) but does have a note that Soane went to the house on that day in a post chaise that cost £1 ..5 shillings.

Watermark

crowned cartouche with fleur de lis and 1801

Notes

The 'screen', under a shallow arch, consists of a glazed two-leaf door with a tall window each side. The ornament is a repeat of diamond shapes.

Level

Drawing

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