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[6] Design for a chimneypiece for the hall, 1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/3
Purpose
[6] Design for a chimneypiece for the hall, 1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with the lining bordered with a band of egg and dart moulding, and the stiles ornamented with scroll work terminating in acanthus leaves. The frieze is ornamented with ram masks bearing festoons and flanked by rosettes, and there is a central tablet containing an urn ornamented with calyx, anthemia, and a band of gadrooning. Above the frieze there is a band of dentils
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¾ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Hall at Sir Watkin Wynn’s in S.t James’s Square / 3 / faint pencil inscription / not right
Signed and dated
- August 1772
Adelphi / 11.t Aug.st 1772.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (407 x 292)
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. 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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