[5] Working drawing for the nursery chimney-piece, c. September 1788

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Reference number

SM volume 42/159

Purpose

[5] Working drawing for the nursery chimney-piece, c. September 1788

Aspect

Elevations of chimney-pieces for the Nursery Room and Nursery Chamber, plan of hearth

Inscribed

as above, Opening in Brickwork / 4.0 / 3.8, Open^gin Brickwork / 3.2 / 3.0, other dimensions given, some calculations and (feint pencil) ----------(illegible) for best stair

Signed and dated

18 September 1788 - 19 September 1788
datable to c. 18 and 19 September 1788

Medium and dimensions

Brown pen, pencil on laid paper with one fold mark (318 x 200)

Hand

Attributed to Sanders, John (1768--1826), draughtsman
attributed to John Sanders (pupil 1784-90)

Watermark

crowned W

Literature

D. Stroud, Sir John Soane, 2nd ed., 1996, p.130

Level

Drawing

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