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Reference number

SM 30/2/31

Purpose

[130] Design for alterations to the office wing, chamber floor, February 1798

Aspect

The plan of the chamber floor at Bentley Priory / with the proposed alterations

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

(upper case) as above, The Marquiss of Abercorn, and plan labelled (Soane and upper case office hand, some in pencil): Dressing room, 11 feet by 11 feet, water closet, lobby, closet, in my estimate this closet is not considered, chamber, 21 feet by 15 feet, roof of the pav[i]llion

Signed and dated

  • February 1798
    Febry 1798

Medium and dimensions

pencil, pen and grey and pink washes within triple-ruled border on laid paper (638 x 434)

Hand

Seward, Henry Hake (1778--1848), draughtsman
Henry Hake Seward (pupil 1794-1808), George Mansfield (surveyor, 1797-1800) and Soane
George Mansfield, draughtsman
Henry Hake Seward (pupil 1794-1808), George Mansfield (surveyor, 1797-1800) and Soane
SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Henry Hake Seward (pupil 1794-1808), George Mansfield (surveyor, 1797-1800) and Soane

Watermark

I Taylor and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche with GR 1794 below

Level

Drawing

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