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[36] Design for a ceiling for the third drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/132
Purpose
[36] Design for a ceiling for the third drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular, tripartite ceiling, with a central rectangular compartment ornamented with a figurative oval, set within a band of calyx and rosettes, a band of anthemia enclosed within semi-circular compartments, and an oval band of guilloche. Beyond this there is a band of Vitruvian scroll and anthemia, and a further band of Vitruvian scroll with rosettes, festoons, and figurative roundels beyond. The corners of the compartments contain fans ornamented with part-paterae, calyx and rosettes. The central compartment is flanked by narrow strip compartments ornamented with rosettes, arabesques, and calyx. Each compartment is bordered by guilloche, and all is set within a band of Vitruvian scroll and anthemia
Scale
bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the 3.d Drawing room at Ashburnham House / 132 / L Pink (pencil) / L Pink (pencil)/ Light Pink (pencil)
Signed and dated
- 1773
Adelphi / 1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including olive green, pink, cerulean blue and Indian yellow on laid paper (570 x 408)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
Watermark
PVL
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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