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[76] Design for a salt dish, 1773, executed with minor alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/110
Purpose
[76] Design for a salt dish, 1773, executed with minor alterations
Aspect
Elevation of a dish with a socle base surmounted by a turned support, and this is flanked by dolphins which support an urn. The urn is ornamented with an eagle set within a shell, gadrooning, and a band of guilloche
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Faint charcoal inscription / faint pencil inscription / W W W (pencil) / 33
Signed and dated
- January 1773
Adelphi / 18t Janry 1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and verdigris wash on laid paper (140 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. 50
Fairclough, 1995, pp. 376-386
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Fairclough, 1995, pp. 376-386
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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