[205] Preliminary design, Court of Chancery, 6 April 1823

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Reference number

SM 69/7/1/v/a

Purpose

[205] Preliminary design, Court of Chancery, 6 April 1823

Aspect

Detail profiles and elevations of ceiling mouldings for the Court of Chancery, as executed

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

A / B / small reed [_] dimensions given

Signed and dated

06/04/1823
6 April 182[3] / L[incolns]. I[nn]. F[ields].
dated in accordance with known building campaign

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen, on wove paper (389 x 280, maximum dimensions)

Hand

Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837), architect

Notes

It is difficult to locate the partial details shown in this drawing. However, Summerson is right to associate these with the Court of Chancery (see note in drawing file). The upper right moulding agrees with that directly beneath the consoles supporting the opening for the lantern light. The central and lower details appear to correspond to the mouldings shown between the lantern light and the canopy arches of the ceiling (see SM 16/1/2). In the inscription, the final numeral of the date has been cropped by the edge of the sheet.

Literature

Summerson, annotated note in drawing file SM 69/7/1
Sawyer, 1999: p 539, footnote 1591

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation. This catalogue of Soane’s designs for the New Law Courts was generously funded by The Worshipful Company of Mercers and The Pilgrim Trust.

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