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[44] Design for a chimneypiece for the second drawing room, 1772, executed with minor alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/12
Purpose
[44] Design for a chimneypiece for the second drawing room, 1772, executed with minor alterations
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with the lining bordered with egg and dart moulding. The stiles are alternatively formed. On the left-hand side there is an Ionic column stile, embellished with anthemia enclosed within scrolled heart vines. Beyond this there is a Doric pilaster ornamented with enclosed anthemia. The capital contains a patera and a pedestal supporting an urn. The stile on the right-hand side is formed with a fluted Ionic column, and beyond this there is a Doric pilaster ornamented with drop calyx. The capital contains a rosette surrounded by calyx, and an urn. There is a central figurative tablet within the frieze containing half-putti, arabesques, and rosettes. Above the frieze there is a band of lion masks, and a band of fluting
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¾ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the second Drawing room at Sir Watkin Wynn’s / in S.t James’s Square / (cropped) ays to be changed [_ _] on this side- / (cropped) [_ _ _] Wynn / (cropped) [_ _ _] / (cropped) ns / A / B / D / C / 12 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1772
Adelphi / 27.t Aug.st 1772.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (407 x 291)
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
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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