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Reference number
SM volume 42/49
Purpose
Design
Aspect
Elevation of lamp with oil reservoir, wick and metal cap supported by an iron stand with twin brackets that rests on the pyramidal cap of a pier; (feint pencil) variant design for lamp
Scale
to a scale
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia wash, pencil on laid paper with one fold mark (337 x 189)
Hand
badly-nested tags: br
Watermark
fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche with GR below
Notes
There are less careful drawings of iron lamp stands fixed to railings in Soane's sketchbook (volume 40, ff.8r-9r) made about 1782 that are thought to have been copied from a catalogue since they give prices. See also Concise Catalogue for further designs of street furniture including lamps.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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