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[50] Finished drawing for a tureen, c1772, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/95
Purpose
[50] Finished drawing for a tureen, c1772, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a tureen with a sockle base ornamented with vine leaves and with bands of guilloche and of acanthus leaves above. The tureen is fluted, and ornamented with a central coat of arms enclosed within a wreath, and this is flanked by cameo portraits of King George III and Queen Charlotte set within wreaths, and all these are linked with festoons. The tureen has a frieze of enclosed anthemia alternating with calyx, and with a band of laurel leaf tips above. The tureen handles are formed from acanthus leaves and female half figures
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Turine for The Earl of Bute / 17. / GEORGIUS. TERTIUS. REX / CARLOTTA REGINA
Signed and dated
- c1772
c1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (512 x 350)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi, William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi, William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 22
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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