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[51] Unfinished design for a carpet for the second drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/182
Purpose
[51] Unfinished design for a carpet for the second drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Plan of a carpet for a rectangular room with apsidal ends, as SM Adam volume 17/181
Scale
bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Carpet for the 2.d Drawing room at Sir Watkin Wynn’s / 20 / 182 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- August 1773
Adelphi 24.t Aug.t 1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including Indian red, olive green, pink, Indian yellow and Payne’s grey on laid paper (597 x 444)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 50
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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