The house is filled with things that meant something to Soane, but that also meant something to lost individuals before him. The anonymized artists made these objects with care and concern. They have histories that go far further back than Soane, but in the space of his museum we encounter the objects, removed and recontextualized, via him. The house is an archive of his references, thoughts and ideas, as each object shifted its function to fit into his aesthetic narrative. They became specimens for his work, suitable for dissecting and combining as sources.
