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Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/9

Purpose

[31] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for the ante room, 1772, as executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece, with the lining bordered by beading and laurel leaf tips. The pilaster stiles are ornamented with fluting and scroll work, which terminates in acanthus leaves. The capitals contain paterae, and the frieze is ornamented with rosettes and urns, with linking festoons of husks. Above the frieze there is a band of egg and dart moulding, and the mantel is ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips

Scale

bar scale of 1 ¾ inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney Piece for the Anti room at Sir Watkin Wynn’s in / S.t James’s Square / 9 / Hinch and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • August 1772
    Adelphi / 27.t Aug.st 1772

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (405 x 292)

Hand

Possibly
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.

Level

Drawing

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