[48] Design for the back room on the one pair floor, 1802

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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 40/2/54

Purpose

[48] Design for the back room on the one pair floor, 1802

Aspect

Plan of the Back Room 1 Pair and laid-out wall elevations with Base & Surbase Molding full size, Molding in Pannels of Doors / & Shutters full size, detail of bookcase and detail of A to a larger scale

Scale

bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot and details full size

Inscribed

Mess^rs Praeds & C^o / Fleet Street, labelled: Door to be bead flush / next the Staircase, Bookcase (twice), A, equal (twice), Surbase Molding to / range with capping of / window Backs, Base Molding, Dado, Surbase, Arch, Bookcase, Architrave, Arch, Plain Backs & Elbows, Bookcase / to be prepared for Doors, Rebate for Doors, Boxing, Back flaps to be Bead / flush & square and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

1802
1802

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, light red and yellow washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with two fold marks (558 x 676)

Hand

Soane Office

Watermark

1794

Notes

The back room of the one pair floor has a large, segmental-headed window between two bookcases that form a curved end to the room. Various details for roll mouldings are shown on the drawing.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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