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[21] Record drawing for a ceiling for the ante room, 1773, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/125
Purpose
[21] Record drawing for a ceiling for the ante room, 1773, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a square ceiling ornamented with a central rosette set within a circular band of beading, with arabesques suspending calyx and oil lamps beyond. All of this is set within a symmetrical cruciform, with festoons of husks suspending peltoid shields and semi-circular bands of foil beyond. The corners are ornamented with suspended cameos, which have aprons of drop calyx
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Anti room at Ashburnham House / not a correct Copy / 125.
Signed and dated
- April 1773
Adelphi / 10.t April 1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (511 x 426)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
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.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 298
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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