[74] Design for a chimneypiece for an unknown room, c1772, possibly executed

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 24/54

Purpose

[74] Design for a chimneypiece for an unknown room, c1772, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece, with the lining bordered with bands of fluting and laurel leaf tips. The Doric pilaster stiles are ornamented with ribbons and cascading wreaths of calyx. The capitals are ornamented with bands of guilloche and paterae, and the frieze contains ox skulls bearing drop calyx, which are linked with calyx festoons with rosettes set in between. The mantel is ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips

Scale

bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Sr W W W. (pencil) / [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _] [_ _ _ _ _] (pencil)

Signed and dated

c1772
c1772

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (407 x 296)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

IVILLEDARY

Literature

For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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