[4] Variant scheme B, 18 December 1785

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  - Piercefield, Gwent: (executed) alterations and additions for George Smith, 1785-1793 (29)
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Reference number

SM 28/5/2

Purpose

[4] Variant scheme B, 18 December 1785

Aspect

The Principal Floor of Piercefield the Seat of George Smith Esq^re, B

Scale

bar scale of 1/8 inch to one foot

Inscribed

as above, NB The intended Alterations are coloured Red; additional rooms labelled (Soane): The Gentleman's / dress:^gRoom, Arched / Room for / Papers &c, Library, Portico, Vestibule, Eating Room, Breakfast Room & Anti-room, Withdrawing Room, Recess for Sopha; existing rooms labelled: Breakfast Room & Anti-room, Water Closet, Lobby, Servants Hall, Passage from the Kitchen to the Back Staircase and Passage to the Best Staircase, Cyder Ale / and / Strong Beer, Servants Hall, Butler's Pantry, Lobby, Plate Closet, Housekeepers Room (twice), Wine Cellar, The Small Best Cellar, The Passage between Kitchen & House, and Kitchen with Wet Larder and Dry Larder and dimensions given

Signed and dated

18 December 1785
J Soane Arch^tMargaret Street, Dec^r 18: 1785

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and pink washes, partly pricked for transfer within double-ruled and black wash border on laid paper with one fold mark (443 x 558)

Hand

SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Soane

Watermark

J Whatman, fleur-de-lis above cartouche with bar and below, ornate W

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

From Son of Slave to Sheriff of Monmouthshire: Nathaniel Wells of Piercefield and St Kitts (1779-1852), Chepstow Museum, 7 May 2003 - January 2004

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