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[9] Unfinished design for a tripartite mirror frame, c1783, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/240
Purpose
[9] Unfinished design for a tripartite mirror frame, c1783, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a tripartite mirror frame with Doric pilaster stiles, surmounted by a central figurative tablet depicting a chariot bearing a draped figure, and this is flanked by cameos ornamented with putti riding hippocampi. The central panel is surmounted by a rectangular compartment containing a semi-circular mirror. Above this there are rosettes and a mirrored panel ornamented with arched bands. All this is surmounted by a central anthemion flanked by acorns
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Mr. Weaver / 240 / (and in pencil) one pair of stairs room at Mr Weavers and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1783
c1783
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including verdigris, pink and Indian yellow on laid paper (295 x 421)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
JWHATMAN
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 51
Harris, 1963, p. 58
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 58
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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