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[9] Working drawing of chimney piece for drawing room
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Reference number
SM 81/2/95
Purpose
[9] Working drawing of chimney piece for drawing room
Aspect
Plan, elevation and section
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Henry Peters Esqr,The Chimney Piece for Drawing Room at Betchworth Castle / to be of white Statuary Marble, Plan shewing size of Slab, Plan of the Mantle, Wall line (twice), and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 01/06/1799
June 1st 1799
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and pink washes on wove paper with six fold marks (532 x 335)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. Information from the Soane office Day Book.
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. Information from the Soane office Day Book.
Notes
Fluting and a segmental arched opening make up this restrained design for the south wall of the drawing room.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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