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Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Piscina, from the Chapel of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, Ditchling, 1921, Hornton stone in three sections, carved by Eric Gill in February 1921, overall height 57.2 cm (19 3/4 ins), width 22.8 cm (9ins), depth 30.5 cm (12 ins) (Quantity: 3) Provenance: Removed from the Chapel of St Joseph and St Dominic, Ditchling prior to demolition, circa 1989; Gillian Jason Gallery. Exhibited: The Fine Art Society, London, Carving in Britain from 1910 to Now, November 2012-January 2013 (where ascribed Workshop of Gill). Eric Gill's diary for February 24th 1921 records: 'Work on Piscina and shelf for the chapel all day', as well as numerous other entries relating to his work on the chapel at this time. Hove Museum and Art Gallery, Eric Gill and the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic25 November 1990- 17 February 1991: ' 'Work on the chapel and on Gill's own workshop continue through the winter months.... The main carved decoration in the chapel were the two stone panels set into the east wall, a Madonna and Child by Shute (now in the collection of Hove Museum and Art Gallery), and a St. Joseph by Joseph Cribb (now in the Catholic chapel at Northian, East Sussex). Much of the rest of the stone cutting fell to Gill himself and his diary shows him racing to keep pace with the builder, cutting stone shelves, the piscina, then the capitals day by day as the building nears completion. On Saturday 5 March, the Guild said compline in the chapel for the first time, and on the 8th the first Mass was celebrated.' This Piscina was set into the right-hand wall of the chapel at Ditchling near the altar. It was used during the Guild services in the chapel. There was also a holy water stoup opposite in the left-hand wall. Both were removed when the Guild disbanded in 1989.