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RefNoMS/131/54
Previous numbersMS.131.55
LevelItem
TitleDrawing, architectural urn with flames, artist unknown
Datec.1672-1677
DescriptionElevation with height measurements, possibly for the design of the Monument, London, constructed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke and completed in 1677. In the built version, a copper urn from which flames emerge commemorates the starting point of the Great Fire of London. This is a different design, but is perhaps related.
Extent1 drawing
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and red chalk on paper
Dimensions309x193mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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