Explore Collections

You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
[14] Music room, design 20 May 1808
Browse
Reference number
SM 7/1/4
Purpose
[14] Music room, design 20 May 1808
Aspect
Plan and laid out wall elevatiions
Scale
scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Music Room / Taymouth Castle and Section of the Music Room
Signed and dated
- 20/05/1808
Copy / May 20th 1808
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink, sepia and blue washes on wove paper (557 x 674)
Hand
The office Day Book for 20 May 1806 has 'About drawings of / Finishing of Rooms in / Taymouth Castle / Malton, Adams, Edwards / Bailey' (which was most of the office.)
Notes
This design relates to the 'music room' shown on the plan (drawing [1]) where the dimensions are given as 24 x 26 feet and where three door openings are shown. Here, there are also three plus one false door and there is door-like paneling on the the fourth wall - for symmetry.
Level
drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk