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Reference number
SM volume 42/2
Purpose
Design
Aspect
Elevation with an octagonal, five-storey Eleanor cross enclosed by an elaborate oval frame with a bow at the top, the ribbons inscribed Coventry (left) and Cross (right) and with bay or laurel leaves at the bottom. Behind is a pediment with antefixae, supported by pilasters with husk ornament and draped consoles
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper, carefully cut to omit the lower left and right hand parts of the design (190 x 102 and 53)
Hand
unidentified
Watermark
n/a pasted down
Notes
The combination of Classical elements with an image of a Gothic Eleanor Cross is puzzling. The omitted (cut out) parts of the design might have offered a clue as to its purpose.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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