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[40] Survey details of buttress
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Reference number
SM 46/5/2
Purpose
[40] Survey details of buttress
Aspect
face of Buttress, section and details (verso) details of carved masonry
Inscribed
as above, 5 flowers, A,B,C,D,E, Plan, dimensions given (verso) Ramsey Abbey, Bower (twice), 17 in punch, dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 07/07/1805
July 7 : 1805
Medium and dimensions
Brown pen and pencil, hatching, on laid paper (310 x 410)
Pen and pencil, hatching on laid paper folded 3 times
Pen and pencil, hatching on laid paper folded 3 times
Hand
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837)
Watermark
Britannia in crowned oval and crowned GR 1804
Notes
Buttresses were an element in Soane's design for additions and alterations to the house though he did not attempt to reproduce the carved details of the old buttresses seen here.
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