Finished design for the internal elevation of a window bay and the vault in the choir aisle

WRE/2/3/4

1675

Pen and brown ink over incised lines, pencil and compass marks, and with additions in pencil. 43 x 27.3 cm. Countermark: IHS surmounted by a cross, over ET.

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WRE/2/2/6, WRE/2/4/3, WRE/7/4/1