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[6] Preliminary design for a tripod and lantern for the staircase, c1774, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 6/66
Purpose
[6] Preliminary design for a tripod and lantern for the staircase, c1774, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a baluster with a socle base ornamented with a patera, with capitals in the form of ram masks and a frieze of fluting. The tapering pilaster is ornamented with lion masks bearing festoons, bands of laurel leaf tips, and a band of fluting. The pilaster supports a glass lantern ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Lord Ashburnham’s Staircase (pencil) / 4 feet (pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1774
c1774
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (194 x 253)
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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