[13] Revised design, 6 May 1792

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Country houses, etc.
  - Piercefield, Gwent: (executed) alterations and additions for George Smith, 1785-1793 (29)
    - Revised design, 6 May 1792 (1)

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Reference number

SM 71/3/17 verso

Purpose

[13] Revised design, 6 May 1792

Aspect

Rough plan of ground floor

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to one foot approximately

Inscribed

Labelled: Drawing Room, M^rG. Smith's / room, Eating Room, Vestibule, Q[uer]^ydoor (twice), door, Greenhouse, a few dimensions given and some (pencil) calculations

Signed and dated

6 May 1792
May 6. 1792

Medium and dimensions

Pencil and pen, traces of red sealing wax in corners, on laid paper with one fold mark (462 x 587)

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

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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