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Reference number

SM Adam volume 12/57

Purpose

[71] Designs for a ceiling, frieze and spandrel ornamentation for the circular bedroom, 1773, unexecuted

Aspect

Above- Elevation of a spandrel ornamented with a mask, a band of enclosed fluting, and a band of rosettes and calyx enclosed within a semi-circular-headed band. There is a central, circular medallion containing a putto bearing a festoon, and this is crossed by an arrow and quiver, and flanked by festoons and rosettes. Above the medallion there is a band of guilloche and a band of calyx enclosed within semi-circular-headed compartments. The spandrel has a frieze of anthemia, and this is surmounted by a band of guilloche, and a band of laurel leaf tips Below- Plan of a circular ceiling with a central rosette enclosed within a circular fan ornamented with calyx, and bordered by festoons. The fan is set within a roundel, a band of arabesques and calyx, and a band of fluting and rosettes. Beyond this there are shields crossed with an arrow and quiver, and these alternate with putti bearing tablets surmounted by urns. The putti and shields are linked by festoons, and are enclosed within a band of guilloche, a band ornamented with fans enclosed within semi-circular compartments of calyx, and a band of rosettes

Scale

bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Ornament for the Spandrels with the cornice & frieze / Design of a Cieling for the Bed Chamber. At Sir Watkin Wynn’s in S.t James’s Square - / 57 and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • August 1773
    Adelphi August 24.t 1773.

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, wash, and coloured washes including olive green and violet on laid paper (440 x 610)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 49
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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