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[8] Design for a chimneypiece for the shop, 1777, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/88
Purpose
[8] Design for a chimneypiece for the shop, 1777, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster stiles and capitals ornamented with rosettes, a band of laurel-leaf tips, ram masks and festoons. The frieze has an upper band of fluting and a central tablet containing an urn
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Shop at Mess.rs Drummonds at Charing Cross / 88
Signed and dated
- August 1777
Adelphi / 16. Aug.st 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (408 x 292)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 36
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 52
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 52
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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