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[34] Working drawing for a greenhouse, October 1789
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Reference number
SM 8/3/28
Purpose
[34] Working drawing for a greenhouse, October 1789
Aspect
Plan of Greenhouse, Section of Greenhouse and Elevation of the Front to the Lawn
Scale
bar scale of ¼ inch to one foor
Inscribed
as above, Sir Joshua Rowley Bar:t, Tendring Hall, This height to correspond / with the other Wing, This height to correspond with / the other Wing and likewise / the Cornice, N0 7 Sashes in the present Greenhouse / to be used, House and some dimensions given and verso Tendring Hall
Signed and dated
- Copy Oct. 21st 1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, light red and yellow washes on laid paper with recently repaired top left-hand corner (502 x 635)
Hand
John Sanders (pupil, 1 September 1784-90)
Notes
Sanders's drawing for a greenhouse datable to 1789 locates it as linked to the house and facing the garden, that is, linked on the east side and facing south. Which was an intended site for the stable court (SM 28/2/14). An entry for 28 September 1789 SM 'Journal No 1' has 'Sent two designs for Greenhouses / on Foolscap' initialled in red 'JS'.
Level
Drawing
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