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[3] Design for first floor 'No 1'
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Reference number
SM 6/2/15
Purpose
[3] Design for first floor 'No 1'
Aspect
First floor plan
Scale
bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the One Pair Floor of Bagden House / with the Proposed Alterations, No 1, The Earl of Ailesbury, rooms labelled: Chamber (5 times), Dressing / Room, Nursery (twice), Closet (twice) and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 11/6/1795
Lincolns Inn Fields June 11th 1795
Medium and dimensions
Pen, red, black, blue and sepia washes, triple ruled and black wash border, pricked for transfer on stout wove paper (487 x 687)
Hand
The office Day Book entry for 11 June 1795 has Meyer, Jeans, Seward and Good as making drawings for the 'Earl of Ailesbury'. These were four of the five pupils then serving their articles with Soane. (See introductory notes for full names and dates)
Notes
The exisiting house provides three bed chambers, two closets and the stair - the rest is new.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk