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[3] Unexecuted alternative design by William Heaton, Principal floor, 1786-7
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Reference number
SM 29/1/7
Purpose
[3] Unexecuted alternative design by William Heaton, Principal floor, 1786-7
Aspect
Plan of the Principal floor of a House designed for Thos Gyffard Esqre with slight (pencil) plan with dimensions. Verso, (pencil) poorly drawn rectangular plan
Scale
1/15 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, rooms labelled A B C D E F G H I with key: Reference / A. Vestibule / B. Library / C. Eating room / D. Salone / E. Ante Chamber / F. Ladys Dressing room / G. Bed Chamber / H. Gentlemans Dressg room / I. Chapel and (pencil, Soane) Eat.Rm, Lib., Vestibule
Signed and dated
- 1 May 1786 - 14 February 1788
Datable to between 1 May 1786 and 14 February 1788, when William Heaton was employed on Chillington by Soane, and probably earlier rather than later in that period
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pencil within single ruled wide border on laid paper (267 x 442)
Hand
Clerk 1786-88 William Heaton, draughtsman
William Heaton (clerk 1786-88)
William Heaton (clerk 1786-88)
Watermark
J Whatman
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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