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