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[85] Working drawing for finishings to the drawing room, 15 October 1790
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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
Soane and Soane office
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane and Soane office
Level
Drawing
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