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[13] Design for a clay cottage, September 1794
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 64/6/21
Purpose
[13] Design for a clay cottage, September 1794
Aspect
Ground and first floor plans; front and rear elevations; side elevation; longitudinal and cross-sections
Scale
bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(sheet trimmed) Cottage at Wimpole / built with Clay, dimensions given
Signed and dated
- September 1794
Datable to September 1794 in accord with drawings 11 and 12
Medium and dimensions
pencil, pen and wash on wove paper with one fold mark (467 x 600)
Hand
Attributed to Frederick Meyer (1775), draughtsman
attributed to Frederick Meyer (1775-?, pupil 1791-1796)
attributed to Frederick Meyer (1775-?, pupil 1791-1796)
Literature
D. Stroud, 'The charms of natural landscape: the park and gardens at Wimpole II', Country Life, 13 September 1979, p. 761; J.M. Robinson, Georgian Model Farms, 1983, pp. 52-54.
Level
Drawing
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