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[71] Preliminary design for a tripod and urn, c1777, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 5/6
Purpose
[71] Preliminary design for a tripod and urn, c1777, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation and plan of a tripod and urn set within a niche. The tripod has sabre legs with paw feet and is ornamented with ram masks and festoons. The urn is ornamented with an oil lamp and a band of half-rosettes, and all this is surmounted by a fan
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- c1777
c1777
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (207 x 497)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Watermark
J KOOL surmounted by a fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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