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Cast of the boss and ribs of a groined arch in the Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
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Cast of the boss and ribs of a groined arch in the Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
Plaster cast
Diameter: 23cm, circa
Height: 23cm
Height: 23cm
Museum number: MP1
On display: Monk's Parlour
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
The Chapter House at Westminster Abbey dates from the 1250s and is one of the largest of its kind, octagonal in shape with tiered seating and an imposing central pillar fanning out to a vaulted ceiling. Henry of Reyns was the supervising master mason.
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