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[3] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for the ground-storey dressing room, 1776, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/50
Purpose
[3] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for the ground-storey dressing room, 1776, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with Doric pilaster stiles and a capital containing a lekythos. The frieze has a central panel ornamented with rosettes and arabesques, which support an urn
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Dressing room Parlor Story in Mr Adam's House - / Fredericks Place / marble / wood / 50 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1776
Adelphi / (and in a second hand) 1776. / August
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (404 x 292)
Hand
Probably
James Adam
James Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 60
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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