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  • image SM Adam volume 20/163

Reference number

SM Adam volume 20/163

Purpose

[25] Design of an overmantel mirror frame for the ante-room, 1777, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation for an overmantel mirror frame as Adam volume 20/164

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Glass over Anti room Chimney Piece at the Countess of Home's

Signed and dated

  • Oct 1777
    Adelphi / Oct. 11. 1777.

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Indian yellow and cerulean blue on laid paper (290 x 431)

Watermark

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

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 26
Harris, 1963, p. 57
Whinney, 1969, pp. 44, 62
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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