Working drawings for cornices in the picture room, 6 November 1789 (4)

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Working drawings for cornices in the picture room, 6 November 1789 (4)

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The cornice at the base of the lantern (drawings 43 and 45) has a band of fluting beneath a cyma moulding that projects at an angle so as to create a shadow gap. At the bottom of the cornice, and defining the edge where ceiling meets lantern, is a triple-bead moulding. A rough design on drawing 44 shows the same mouldings as in drawing 41, with the fluting surmounted by an egg and dart band.

At the top of the skylight, the cornice projects to create a shadow gap. Below the cornice is a 'stile for the pictures to hang to'.

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