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[27] Alternative unfinished design for a ceiling for the second drawing room, 1773, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/130
Purpose
[27] Alternative unfinished design for a ceiling for the second drawing room, 1773, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling ornamented with a central figurative roundel, set within a circular band of enclosed rosettes and a band of guilloche. Beyond this there is an oval compartment with fan-like ornamentation adorned with anthemia and calyx, and all this is set within an oval band of Vitruvian scroll. Beyond this there are peltoid shields and roundels suspended by drop calyx, and these are flanked by recumbent winged sphinxes and arabesques, all linked with semi-circular bands of calyx. All of this is set within an oval band of oak leaves, segmented by figurative panels, a panel containing arabesques, calyx and rosettes, and by wreaths enclosing cameos set within a band of rosettes. Beyond this there are festoons of husks, and the corners are ornamented with arabesques and scrolled hearts
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the 2.d Drawing room at Ashburnham House- / not executed / 130
Signed and dated
- May 1771
Adelphi / 25.t May / 1771 / 25. (cropped)
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (445 x 360)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
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.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 298
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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