[25] Unfinished design for alterations to a frame for first drawing room, 1774, possibly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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    - Ashburnham House, 19 Dover Street, London, for John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham, c1773-76 (47)
      - Unfinished design for alterations to a frame for the first drawing room, 1774, possibly executed (1)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 20/139

Purpose

[25] Unfinished design for alterations to a frame for first drawing room, 1774, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation of a frame ornamented with a band of anthemia enclosed within scrolled hearts. The frame is surmounted by a central patera surrounded by enclosed calyx and an oval moulded band. The patera supports a tazza, and is flanked by winged griffin and arabesques

Scale

bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Old frames / to be altered / for the 1.st Drawing room at Ashburnham House / Glass / Glass / Glass / 139

Signed and dated

October 1774
Adelphi October 18.t 1774

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (299 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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