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[53] Unfinished design for an overmantel mirror frame for the second drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/126
Purpose
[53] Unfinished design for an overmantel mirror frame for the second drawing room, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of an overmantel mirror frame ornamented with bands of fluting and laurel leaf tips, and the frame is surmounted by a socle base with a central patera, ram masks and a band of fluting. The socle base is flanked by festoons, half-putti and arabesques
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass Frame over Chimney in Second Drawing Room / Cornice / Frieze / Astragal / G (pencil) / the size of & [_ _ _ _ _] / of Glass / 6 f.t 5 In.s high / 13 In.s wide / Surbase / Chimney / 126 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1773
Adelphi August 21.st 1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (271 x 447)
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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