[20] Design for finishings to the dome

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  - Wardour Castle, Wiltshire: (executed) extension to a chapel for 8th Lord Arundell of Wardour, 1788 (30)

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Reference number

SM 47/2/68

Purpose

[20] Design for finishings to the dome

Aspect

Unfinished section of the dome

Scale

bar scale of 4/10 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

The Right Hon^ble Lord Arundell, Great Window, lettered G (twice), H (twice) corresponding to key (sheet trimmed): Arches are to correspond with those already done // H.H. To correspond with the present Ornaments / in the arches of the other Windows 21 as above, The Right Hon^ble Lord Arundell, line of margin, line of Pannel, line of margin, line of Pannel, The same space from D to E as from B to C, lettered A to E, 3" (multiple times), 6" (twice), 5'6"

Signed and dated

21 December 1789
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Medium and dimensions

Pencil and pen on laid paper with one fold mark (680 x 548)

Hand

attributed to John McDonnell (pupil 1786-1791)

Notes

This drawing and SM 47/2/75 demonstrate how closely Soane's designs correspond with the old chapel. The intrados design is a copy of the existing building, as are the ornaments and mouldings of the arches. The continuity of design leads to a seamless transition from old building to new.

The cornice at the base of the dome has a flower motif. The dome is ornamented with circular coffering, consisting of discs spaced three inches apart and surrounding rosettes. The top of the dome is decorated with a dove surrounded by rays.

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