[2] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the hall, 1773, possibly executed

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    - Ashburnham House, 19 Dover Street, London, for John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham, c1773-76 (47)
      - Preliminary design and a finished drawing for a ceiling for the hall, c1773, possibly executed (2)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 12/123

Purpose

[2] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the hall, 1773, possibly executed

Aspect

Plan of a rectangular ceiling divided by a columnar screen, forming a rectangular and a square compartment. The square compartment is ornamented with a central rosette set within plain and moulded circular bands, with a band of rosettes enclosed within semi-circular-headed compartments flanked by calyx beyond. Beyond this there are festoons of husks, which suspend trophies with aprons of calyx and rosettes. The columnar screen is ornamented with compartments bordered with fluting and with corner rosettes

Scale

bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Cieling of the Hall at Ashburnham House- / 123.

Signed and dated

May 1773
Adelphi / 25t May 1773.

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (574 x 406)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 36
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 298
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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