[45] Record drawings for friezes for the first floor dressing room, first drawing room, oval ante room, second drawing room, third drawing room and bedchamber, ND, possibly executed

Explore Collections

You are here: CollectionsOnline / [45] Record drawings for friezes for the first floor dressing room, first drawing room, oval ante room, second drawing room, third drawing room and bedchamber, ND, possibly executed

Browse

Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Town houses
  - London
    - Ashburnham House, 19 Dover Street, London, for John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham, c1773-76 (47)
      - Record drawings for friezes for the first floor dressing room, first drawing room, oval ante room, second drawing room, third drawing room and bedchamber, ND, possibly executed (1)

Use of images and copyright
Enlarge this Image

Print this image in A4 view

Reference number

SM Adam volume 53/12

Purpose

[45] Record drawings for friezes for the first floor dressing room, first drawing room, oval ante room, second drawing room, third drawing room and bedchamber, ND, possibly executed

Aspect

First floor dressing room – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with beaded roundels containing urns crossed with a bow and arrow, and this alternated with peltoid shields crossed with a bow and quiver. The roundels are set within a continuous band of calyx wreaths First drawing room – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with arabesques supporting anthemia which alternate with fans. All this is set within semi-circular bands of calyx, with anthemia set in between Oval ante room – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with arabesques supporting anthemia, which are alternatively enclosed within scrolled hearts Second drawing room – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with paterae and calyx set within scrollwork, and this alternates with paterae and anthemia Third drawing room- Elevation of a frieze ornamented with arabesques supporting urns, which alternate with tubular flowers, and with anthemia set in between Bedchamber – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with arabesques supporting tubular flowers, and this alternates with poppies

Scale

bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Dressing room one pair / First Drawing room / Oval Anti room / Second Drawing room / Third Drawing room / Bed Chamber / 12 and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

ND
ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (292 x 470)

Hand

Possibly
James Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 36
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk