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[184] Working drawing, 12 July 1801
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Reference number
SM 31/4/34
Purpose
[184] Working drawing, 12 July 1801
Aspect
Rough plan, internal elevation and details (verso) elevation for the entrance front
Scale
(verso) bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
labelled G. This pannel to be / sunk deeper than the other i.e. 4½ instead of 2 / the diff[eren]ce. to be given to the fifth part H, Plan of the fluting Hallway full size, make this center / flute deeper / S _ _ _ in as possible, q[uer]y Stucco on Brick / Vault line, q[uery]y Sinking / into the / fret on / arches over / pilasters, omit the bottom Rustic, 3 sinkings, full size, Pilaster, Stone, Door into / Draw[in]g Room, Plaistered on wall / 1 foot, Wood Cornice, divided to bottom of flute & Cabling levelled up like the / flut[in]g to the Column / in fr[on]t of the flute and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 12 July 1801
July 12th: 1801
Medium and dimensions
Brown pen (verso) pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer, on wove paper (579 x 692)
Hand
SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Soane (verso), Soane office
Soane (verso), Soane office
Soane (verso), Soane office
Soane (verso), Soane office
Literature
Helen Dorey, 'Sir John Soane's Pitzhanger' in Trackers, exhibition catalogue, PM Gallery and House, 2004, p.22
Level
Drawing
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