[9] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for the oval room, 1777, possibly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Drummonds Bank, Charing Cross, London, 1777-1779, part executed (16)
    - Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for the oval room, 1777, possibly executed (1)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/91

Purpose

[9] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for the oval room, 1777, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with capitals ornamented with pedestals surmounted by a turned support bearing an urn. The frieze has a central tablet containing festoons flanking a cameo, which in turn depicts an urn flanked by winged putti

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

For the Oval room at Mess.rs Drummonds at Charing Cross- / incorrect / 91

Signed and dated

1777
1777.

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (407 x 291)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

JWHATMAN

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 36
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 52
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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