[47] Design for the back room, 7 November 1801

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - London: 90 Fleet Street, City of London: new banking house for William Praed, 1801 (59)
    - John Soane junior (1823-1848) [grandson], Sketchbook containing early studies in perspective, w/m: J. Whatman/1837. Marbled boards, leather spine (270 x 375)

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Reference number

SM 40/2/53

Purpose

[47] Design for the back room, 7 November 1801

Aspect

Plan and Section [laid-out wall elevations] of the Back Room Ground Floor with detail of mouldings

Scale

bar scale of 4/9 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Mess^rs Praeds & C^o / Fleet Street, labelled: Closet for / Bed, Door flush, Pipe, To be fitted up / with shelves as / high as the spring / of arches, Closet / enclosed ---- / Door, To range with / coping of window / back, Door, Door / Closet, equal (4 times), center, Wood / Dado, Plaster, D (twice), E (twice), Strong / Closet, this part to / open in common, this / part to / open / occasionally, Glass and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

7 November 1801
Nov 7^th 1801

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and light red washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with two fold marks (552 x 669)

Hand

Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837)

Notes

The back room has a large, segmental-headed window set between two bookcases. Soane has added a rough design for replacing the cabinets above these bookcases with arched recesses. The only clues as to the decoration of the room are the dado rail and a detail for its roll moulding.

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Drawing

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