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[5] Preliminary design for a tripod for the staircase, c1774, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 6/64
Purpose
[5] Preliminary design for a tripod for the staircase, c1774, possibly executed
Aspect
Above- Elevation of a paw footed tripod with fluted legs, and this is supported by a fluted socle base. The tripod has a stretcher ornamented with a band of guilloche, and this bears a lekythos ornamented with gadrooning. The capitals form ram masks, and there is a frieze containing arabesques supporting calyx, with an apron of foil. The tripod supports an urn ornamented with gadrooning, an oil lamp in relief, and a band of swags
Below- Plan of a tripod
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Tripod for Staircase at Lord Ashburnhams
Signed and dated
- c1774
c1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (149 x 289)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 37
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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