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[3] Working drawing for the library, 3 October 1789
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Reference number
SM 80/1/66 recto & verso
Purpose
[3] Working drawing for the library, 3 October 1789
Aspect
Plan and laid-out wall elevations (verso) Cornice to the Library full size and details of Cornice and Pilaster for Bookcases / full size
Scale
(recto) bar scale of 1/3 inch to one foot (verso) full size and half-full size
Inscribed
(recto) Section of the Library, The present door gives the heights: the parts of the / bookcases above the door Architraves are one foot in height / A make this pier equal to B, John Raymond Barker Esqr
(verso) as above, labelled thickness / of door-styles, Section of Book shelves, Wall line, Shelf, Rebate for doors if hereafter thought necessary, John Raymond Barker Esqr and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 3 October 1789
(recto) Copy Octr 3d 1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash on thin laid paper (504 x 625)
Hand
Sanders, John (1768--1826), draughtsman
John Sanders (pupil 1784-90)
John Sanders (pupil 1784-90)
Level
Drawing
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