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[8] Design for a chimneypiece for the square parlour or waiting room, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/18
Purpose
[8] Design for a chimneypiece for the square parlour or waiting room, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with the lining bordered with a moulded band, and pilaster stiles ornamented with wreaths enclosing rosettes and drop calyx. The capitals contain urns, and the frieze is ornamented with armorial supporters in the form of greyhounds, enclosed within bands of calyx forming scrolled hearts. The greyhounds are flanked by horizontal spears which terminate in rosettes, and these are enclosed within further bands of calyx. Above the frieze there is a band of dentils, and the mantel is ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Square Parlor or Waiting Room next the Hall / at Ashburnham House / Facia Marble the other parts of Wood / Marble / Gilliam ([pencil) / Pra[_ _] – [_ _ _ _] (pencil) / Mr Ramsay(?) / faint pencil inscription and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1773
Adelphi August 18. 1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (283 x 243)
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
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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