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Reference number

SM 47/2/72

Purpose

[25] Unfinished ceiling design for the nave and the proposed addition

Aspect

Plan of ceiling

Scale

bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, some dimensions given and (pencil) calculations

Medium and dimensions

Pencil and pen on cartridge paper (627 x 539)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

This drawing shows a design for an arabesque motif on the groin-vaulted ceiling of the nave. The nave is shown to span 29 feet 10 inches, which corresponds with SM 47/2/52 and SM 47/2/53. The rectangular space in the middle of the sheet is the proposed sanctuary, set between apsidal ends. The drawing is unfinished.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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