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[216] Preliminary survey on completion, Court of Chancery, 15 - 22 March 1826
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Reference number
SM 53/5/23
Purpose
[216] Preliminary survey on completion, Court of Chancery, 15 - 22 March 1826
Aspect
Section through the main (ground) floor of the Court of Chancery, with furnishings, as executed
Scale
not to a scale
Inscribed
Long Section of the Court of Chancery - / a (x 2) / Pannells dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 15/03/1826 - 20/03/1826
March 1826
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, on wove paper (259 x 185)
Hand
Stephen Burchell (1806 - c.1843), draughtsman
The Day Book entries for 15 - 22 March 1825 (excluding 16 and 19 March) note that Stephen Burchell was engaged in sketching the seats and particulars of the New Law Courts at Westminster.
The Day Book entries for 15 - 22 March 1825 (excluding 16 and 19 March) note that Stephen Burchell was engaged in sketching the seats and particulars of the New Law Courts at Westminster.
Notes
In the inscription a refers to a detail section of the dado moulding on the Court furnishings's wainscot. The sheet is numbered 20 in red pen at the recto top right-hand corner, and appears to have been detached from a bound volume.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation.
This catalogue of Soane’s designs for the New Law Courts was generously funded by The Worshipful Company of Mercers and The Pilgrim Trust.
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk