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[7] Presentation design for library
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Reference number
SM 6/5/2
Purpose
[7] Presentation design for library
Aspect
Plan and laid out wall elevations
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, The Earl of L erpool , Coombe House>, The / plan of the / Library and Planand Section of the new Library
Signed and dated
- 00/01/1809
Lincolns Inn Fields / Jany 1809
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including pink and sepia, with sepia 4 ruled border, on wove paper (535 x 730)
Hand
attributed to James Adams (1785-1850) (pupil May 1806 - June 1809)
Watermark
J Whatman 1804
Notes
There are bookshelves on all four walls though shared with two windows on one wall and a chimneypiece on another. Above three of the bookcases are arched recesses for busts and an urn. See also drawing [9] for a similar design with details of ceiling.
Level
drawing
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