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Reference number
SM volume 42/71
Purpose
Tracing of details
Aspect
Rough details of six ornamental motifs: bell-flower drop with urn; drop with concave-sided diamond, rinceau, calyx and bell-flower; quatrefoil enclosing a concave-sided diamond and rosette; drop with peltoid shield, olive leaf sprigs, bell-flower and rinceau; figure-of-eight husk festoon with rosette; drop with palmette, scrolls and calyx
Medium and dimensions
Pen on tracing paper (291 x 218)
Hand
traced by Soane
Notes
The asymmetrical panels are an odd shape and vary in height. It is difficult to imagine their purpose and where they might go. Perhaps these are the side supports for a piece of furniture.
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