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Working drawing for doorways, July 1825
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM (174) 49/1/25
Purpose
Working drawing for doorways, July 1825
Aspect
174 Detail of Architrave of Doors; (verso) Plan and Elevation of Doorway with section through doorway
Scale
Full Size, (verso) bar scale of 2/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, labelled: Upper Torus of Base, Architrave, Frieze (twice), Rustic Sinking (twice), Wall Line;(verso): as above, The Board of Trade, labelled: 1, 2, 3, 4, Step 5, Elevation of Doorway, 6'9'', 6'0'', 1'0'' (twice), See Parts at large, (See Parts at large on the other side / of the Paper)
Signed and dated
- Lincolns Inn Fields / 8th July 1825; (verso) Lincolns Inn Fields / 6th July 1825
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink and black washes, (verso) pen, pink, grey and yellow ochre washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (710 x 523)
Hand
(recto and verso) George Bailey (1792-1860, pupil then assistant 1806-37, curator 1837-60)
Notes
Drawing 174 is an example of the Soane office economising on paper and also perhaps of ease of use for the contractor, having both necessary drawings on a single sheet instead of two separate sheets of paper.
Level
Drawing
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