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[72] Design for a ceiling for the circular bedchamber, 1773, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/58
Purpose
[72] Design for a ceiling for the circular bedchamber, 1773, as executed
Aspect
Above- Section through a domed circular room. The spandrels are ornamented with masks, semi-circular-headed bands, and circular medallions depicting putti which bear festoons. There is a frieze of arabesques and anthemia, and above this the ceiling is ornamented with a band of rosettes, and a band of inverted festoons of calyx which support tubular flowers
Below- Plan of a circular ceiling ornamented with a central rosette set within a band of foil and surrounded by a circular fan ornamented with calyx. Beyond this there is a circular band of arabesques and rosettes, a band of fluting and rosettes, and a band of inverted calyx festoons which support tubular flowers. The spandrels of the ceiling are ornamented with roundels containing putti bearing festoons, and semi-circular-headed bands
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Bed Chamber at Sir Watkin Wynn’s in S.t James’s Square / 58
Signed and dated
- 1773
1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (441 x 595)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 49
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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