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[7] Variant design for a hothouse, elevation, section, rough plan, 27 April 1793
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Reference number
SM 8/3/32
Purpose
[7] Variant design for a hothouse, elevation, section, rough plan, 27 April 1793
Aspect
Longitudinal elevation; longitudinal section; rough plan
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot, approximately
Inscribed
Vines, Peachery, Vines, Peachery; (verso) The Earl of Hardwick / Plans & Elevations / of Pinery &c
Signed and dated
- 27 April 1793
April 27 1793
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper with one fold mark (390 x 311)
Hand
Attributed to Frederick Meyer (1775), draughtsman
attributed to Frederick Meyer (1775-?, 1791-1796)
attributed to Frederick Meyer (1775-?, 1791-1796)
Watermark
GR and Britannia with spear, shield and olive branch within a crowned oval frame
Notes
Drawing 7 is a similar layout to the executed design, with two hothouses and a greenhouse between. The greenhouse is backed by a taller building, perhaps the intended gardener's house. The section shows how the greenhouse would contain iron columns for peaches and vines to climb. The hothouses are each nine bays long and contain two chimneys. The drawing appears unfinished. A rough drawing in the upper right-hand corner of the sheet shows the substantial building in plan.
Level
Drawing
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