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Reference number

SM Adam volume 12/124

Purpose

[15] Design for a ceiling for the library, 1773, possibly executed

Aspect

Plan of a square ceiling with a central figurative roundel enclosed within a circular band of rosettes, a moulded band, a band of calyx, and a plain band. Beyond this there are enclosed masks, foil and calyx, and an oval band of reed and ribbon, which is surrounded by festoons of husks enclosing anthemia, arabesques, and calyx supporting tubular flowers and anthemia. All this is set within an oval band of continuous wreaths, which enclose calyx and anthemia

Scale

bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Cieling of the Library at Ashburnham House / 124

Signed and dated

  • June 1773
    Adelphi / 19.t June 1773

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (474 x 351)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi

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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