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Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/89

Purpose

[6] Design for a chimneypiece for the octagon room, 1777, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with stiles ornamented with volute acanthus leaves and capitals containing urns. The frieze is ornamented with scroll work enclosing rosettes, and a central tablet embellished with further rosettes and festoons of husks

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney Piece for the Octagon room at Mess.rs Drummonds Charing Cross- / 89

Signed and dated

  • August 1777
    Adelphi / 12. Aug.st 1777.

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (407 x 291)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

GR surmounted by a fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 36
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 52
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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