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Reference number

SM (57) 82/2/10 (58) 82/2/8

Purpose

Designs for the basement and ground floor, April 1830 (2)

Aspect

57 Plan of the Basement Story 58 Plan of the Ground Floor of the New State Paper Office

Scale

(57, 58) bar scales of 1/6 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

57 as above, 75.9 58 as above, (in Soane's hand) Sink, Lobby, Water / Closet and (in Bailey's hand) dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • April 1830
    (57) April 1830 (58) 26th April 1830

Medium and dimensions

(57, 58) Pen, pink and grey washes, pricked for transfer (57) on wove paper (514 x 486) (58) on two sheets of laid paper, affixed (535 x 410)

Hand

(57, 58) George Bailey (1792-1860, pupil then assistant 1806-37, curator 1837-60)

Watermark

(57) Smith & Allnutt 1823 (58) Edmeads & Pine

Notes

In this design for the ground floor, the entrance hall has four columns set close to the walls.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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