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[11] Design for a chimneypiece for the eating room, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/19
Purpose
[11] Design for a chimneypiece for the eating room, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with a lining ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips, and the stiles form tapering, fluted term pilasters. The frieze is ornamented with masks bearing festoons, and with rosettes alternating with urns set upon crossed daggers. Above the frieze there are bands of beading flanking a moulded band
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¼ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Eating Room / at Ashburnham House / All Statuary / 19 / [_ _ _ _ _ _] (pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1773
1773
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (346 x 252)
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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