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[43] Unfinished design for a mirror frame for the square dressing room, 1774, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/144
Purpose
[43] Unfinished design for a mirror frame for the square dressing room, 1774, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a mirror frame ornamented with moulded bands and surmounted by a figurative roundel supporting an urn and tazza. The roundel is flanked by winged sphinxes, swags, rosettes and ribbons
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
For the Square Dressing room at Ashburnham House / 144
Signed and dated
- October 1774
Adelphi October 18.t 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (286 x 437)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 298
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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