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[197] Working drawing and design for niches, 2 June 1802
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Reference number
SM 31/4/1
Purpose
[197] Working drawing and design for niches, 2 June 1802
Aspect
Section, Plan, Elevation for the Recesses each side of Chimney in Breakfast Room
Scale
bar scale of 3/16 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, labelled Plinths, Molding full size and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 2 June 1802
June 2d 1802
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pale yellow and sepia washes, partly pricked for transfer, on laid paper (584 x 348)
Hand
William Edward Rolfe, draughtsman
W.E. Rolfe ( - c.1827, pupil 1801-1804) (Day Book 2 June 1802, see notes)
W.E. Rolfe ( - c.1827, pupil 1801-1804) (Day Book 2 June 1802, see notes)
Literature
B. De Divitiis, 'New Drawings for the Interiors of the Breakfast Room and Library at Pitzhanger Manor', Architectural History Vol.48, 2005, p.165
H. Dorey, 'Sir John Soane's Pitzhanger' in Trackers, exhibition catalogue, PM Gallery and House, 2004, p.23
J. Summerson, 'Sir John Soane and the Furniture of Death', pp.135-137, The Unromantic Castle and Other Essays, 1990, p.126
Level
Drawing
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