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[17] Design for a chimneypiece for the library, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/23
Purpose
[17] Design for a chimneypiece for the library, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with a lining bordered with a band of laurel leaf tips. The pilaster stiles are ornamented with a band of anthemia alternating with calyx. The capitals contain cameos surrounded by calyx, and the frieze is ornamented with further cameos, set within wreaths supported by arabesques, and the wreaths alternate with calyx supporting anthemia. The frieze is surmounted by bands of laurel leaf tips
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¼ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Library Chimney Piece for Ashburnham House (underwritten in pencil) / 23 / Library (pencil) / Library (crossed through, pencil) [_ _ _ _] Mr Ramsay(?) (pencil) / faint pencil inscription and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1773
1773
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (362 x 258)
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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