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[38] Unfinished design for an overmantel mirror frame for the first drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/124
Purpose
[38] Unfinished design for an overmantel mirror frame for the first drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of an overmantel mirror frame ornamented with bands of acanthus leaves and surmounted by a central square tablet containing a figurative roundel. The tablet is surmounted by a tripod bearing and urn ornamented with gadrooning, ram masks, and guilloche, and the tripod is flanked by winged putti bearing festoons. The central tablet is flanked by cameos containing urns, and these are linked with festoons
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame over Chimney in 1.t Drawing room at Sir Watkin Wynns / the Top(?) [_ _ _ _] all [_ _ _] am (cropped) (pencil) / will be heavy & expensive (pencil) / Chimney /124 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1773
Adelphi Aug.st 9(?) / 1773
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (291 x 446)
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. 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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