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Working drawing for eating room chimney-piece, October 1787 (1)
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Working drawing for eating room chimney-piece, October 1787 (1)
Notes
The eating room chimney-piece in drawing 1 has a marble lining and moulded frieze and jambs made of 'composition', a material similar to stucco or cement. The frieze has a swag motif of oak leaves and acorns set between water leaf mouldings. Oak leaves are used in marine contexts, such as on the uniforms of the British navy (G. Darley, p. 217).
Soane recorded in his journal that he made working drawings for the eating room chimney-piece in October 1787 (Journal 1, p.43). The journal also records that Robert Woodgate (clerk 1788-91) made a drawing of the eating room chimney-piece on July 1st 1788 (only one day after he began working for Soane).
The inscription refers to 77 Welbeck Street, where Soane lived from 1786 until he moved to 12 Lincoln's Inn Fields, purchased in 1792.
Soane recorded in his journal that he made working drawings for the eating room chimney-piece in October 1787 (Journal 1, p.43). The journal also records that Robert Woodgate (clerk 1788-91) made a drawing of the eating room chimney-piece on July 1st 1788 (only one day after he began working for Soane).
The inscription refers to 77 Welbeck Street, where Soane lived from 1786 until he moved to 12 Lincoln's Inn Fields, purchased in 1792.
Literature
P. Lewis and G. Darley, Dictionary of ornament, 1986, p. 217.
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