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[38] Variant design for a chimneypiece for the third drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/29
Purpose
[38] Variant design for a chimneypiece for the third drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece as SM Adam volume 23/28, but with alterations. The capitals contain figurative roundels and the upper frieze is replaced with a frieze of fluting
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¾ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the 3.d Drawing room at Ashburnham House / 29
Signed and dated
- 1773
1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink, cerulean blue and Indian yellow on laid paper (405 x 291)
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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