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Design and working drawing for the principal staircase of the Board of Trade, June 1826 (2)
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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 (231) 49/6/10 (232) 49/6/9
Purpose
Design and working drawing for the principal staircase of the Board of Trade, June 1826 (2)
Aspect
231 Section through principal staircase
232 Sections of parts of the Principal Staircase
Inscribed
231 Board of Trade Offices Whitehall, Designs for part of the Principal Staircase and some dimensions given
232 as above, Board of Trade, labelled: A, B, Square, Set back ¾, Sunk ¾ or more / if it can be done / without cutting the / Brickwork and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- (231) 19th June 1826 (232) 14 July 26 and 1826
Medium and dimensions
(231) Pen, pink and grey washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (527 x 654) (232) pen and grey wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (454 x 584)
Hand
(231, 232) Stephen Burchell (1806-?, pupil 1823-28) (232)
Notes
The acroteria above the doors on drawings 231 and 232 echo in style the four pediments in the Privy Council Chamber (q.v. drawings 235-236). On the verso of drawing 232 are several rough drawings of mouldings.
Level
Drawing
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