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Reference number

SM 80/1/68

Purpose

[64] Working drawing of a design for soffit of the barrel vault in the Vestibule

Aspect

Elevation of soffit with coffering and ball moulding around recessed panels ornamented (pencil) with rosettes; detail of ball moulding/ and rough details

Scale

bar scale and full size

Signed and dated

  • LIF / 1804

Hand

Soane office

Notes

The coffering shown in this drawing and SM volume 72/51 consists of small square panels with ball moulding. A blank square space in the middle of the mouldings is intended for a large rosette, as shown in pencil on this drawing and in record drawings of the Vestibule's interior (for example, SM 1/8/3 and SM 1/8/2).

Level

Drawing

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