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  • image SM 77/3/72

Reference number

SM 77/3/72

Purpose

[85] Working drawing for finishings to the drawing room, 15 October 1790

Aspect

Details of mouldings: Plan of architraves to doors in drawing room; plan of architraves to windows in drawing room; and base and / surbase moldings; and rough details of the window architraves and details of the mouldings for the door and shutter pannels

Scale

full size and 1/2 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Marquiss of Abercorn, details labelled (Soane) floor, flush beaded capping / to window, manner of finishing the window architraves, wall, B, C, full / 3/4 an / inch / thick, mouldings for the / door & shutter pannels / full size B for the / drawing room & c for / the Eating Room / observe to leave a 3/4 bead / at the tops & bottoms of / all the shutters, A, door, The knuckle of the hinge must / correspond exactly with / bead A, (pencil) front draw

Signed and dated

  • 15 October 1790
    Albion Place Octr: 15th 1790

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and pink and umber washes on laid paper (679 x 565)

Hand

SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Soane and Soane office
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane and Soane office

Level

Drawing

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

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