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[37] Design for a chimneypiece for the third drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/28
Purpose
[37] Design for a chimneypiece for the third drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with a lining bordered with acanthus leaves, and Ionic fluted pilaster stiles. There is a lower frieze of rosettes, and an upper frieze ornamented with arabesques supporting urns, which alternate with anthemia bearing tubular flowers. The urns and the tubular flowers are linked by swags suspended from anthemia. There is a central figurative tablet depicting a draped figure within a chariot pulled by putti. Above the friezes there is a band of embellished dentils, a band of beading and a band of laurel leaf tips
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¾ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the 3.d Drawing room at Ashburnham House / 28
Signed and dated
- 1773
1773
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink, cerulean blue and Indian yellow (405 x 291)
Hand
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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