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[58] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for Lady Williams-Wynn’s dressing room, 1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/13
Purpose
[58] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for Lady Williams-Wynn’s dressing room, 1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with a lining bordered with a band of laurel leaf tips. The stiles are alternatively formed. On the left-hand side there is an Ionic pilaster stile ornamented with ribbons suspending anthemia and medallions, and on the right-hand side there is a part-fluted Ionic pilaster. The capitals contain figurative roundels, and there is a central tablet ornamented with a cameo depicting a reclining figure and winged putti, and this is flanked by drop calyx. The tablet is flanked by alternative friezes. On the left-hand side there is a band of medallions, rosettes and festoons, and a band of cameos set within hexagonal compartments. On the right-hand side there is a band of fluting, and a band of masks bearing festoons. The mantel is ornamented with a band of acanthus leaves
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¾ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for Lady Williams Wynn’s Dressing room / 13 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1772
Adelphi / 27.t Aug.st 1772.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including Indian red, Indian yellow, pink and verdigris on laid paper (405 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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