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[160] Design for the interior of the entrance hall, 21 May 1798
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Reference number
SM 30/2/69
Purpose
[160] Design for the interior of the entrance hall, 21 May 1798
Aspect
Half cross Section of the new Entrance at Bentley Priory; rough detail of window architrave; rough section; (verso) south elevation of the entrance hall; detail of bracket over door
Scale
bar scale of 7/16 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, The Marquiss of Abercorn, springing of arch, dimensions given, (pencil) is this to be stone, to 11: 4½ on a sheet / of (?)cartridge paper; (verso) To Mr J. Pullinger clerk of the works / at the Marquiss of Abercorn's / Bentley Priory / Stanmore / Middx, Single Sheet
Signed and dated
- 21 May 1798
Lincolns Inn Fields May 21 1798
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and grey and pink washes on laid paper with four fold marks (455 x 363)
Hand
Seward, Henry Hake (1778--1848), draughtsman
Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant 1794-1808)
Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant 1794-1808)
Watermark
I Taylor and horn within crowned cartouche and GR below
Notes
Drawing 160 shows Soane's alterations to the ceiling height in the rounded alcoves, lowering the ceiling so that a sight-line can be obtained from the centre of the entrance hall to the ceiling ornamentation. A figure measuring approximately 6 feet tall stands in the centre of the hall, a line drawn between his eyes and the ceiling.
The office Day Books record that Soane's pupil Seward made sections and elevations of the entrance hall on 19 and 21 May 1798.
Drawing 160 was sent to John Pullinger, the clerk of works at Bentley Priory. Pullinger was a master carpenter and clerk of works at various Soane buildings, including Aynhoe Park in 1799 (q.v.).
The office Day Books record that Soane's pupil Seward made sections and elevations of the entrance hall on 19 and 21 May 1798.
Drawing 160 was sent to John Pullinger, the clerk of works at Bentley Priory. Pullinger was a master carpenter and clerk of works at various Soane buildings, including Aynhoe Park in 1799 (q.v.).
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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