[17] Revised plan for the first floor

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  - London: 33 St James's Square, Charles Street and Market Lane: alterations and additions for Lord Eliot, 1805-1819 (55)
    - Designs for alterations, April-June 1805 (8)

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Reference number

SM 34/3/9

Purpose

[17] Revised plan for the first floor

Aspect

Plan of the Drawing Room Floor / with Alterations

Scale

bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Right Hon^ble / The Lord Eliot, labelled DrawingRoom, Anti-Room, Best Staircase, Lady's Sitting / Room, Greenhouse, Water / Closet

Signed and dated

10/05/1805
Lincolns Inn Fields May 10 1805

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and blue wash, pencil additiions, quadruple ruled and sepia wash border, on wove paper (665 x 480)
Pen, sepia and blue wash, with quadruple ruled and sepia wash border on wove paper (667 x 480)

Hand

Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.

Notes

A comparison with drawing [13] shows that the best stair has been relocated from the centre of the house to the left-hand side. All else remains the same but see drawing [18] where it has been reinstated. A pencil note ( to this drawing [17]) against Lady Eliot's sitting room states 'Larger' twice and 'May 17 1805 final'.

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