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[73] Record drawings for friezes for the ante room, first drawing room, second drawing room, lady’s dressing room and bedchamber, ND, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 53/3
Purpose
[73] Record drawings for friezes for the ante room, first drawing room, second drawing room, lady’s dressing room and bedchamber, ND, possibly executed
Aspect
First floor ante room – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with urns and rosettes set within wreaths of husks, linked with festoons of husks
First drawing room – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with arabesques supporting anthemia and calyx
Second drawing room – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with half-putti, arabesques and rosettes
Lady’s dressing room – Elevation of a frieze ornamented with rosette roundels and ribbons suspending festoons
Bed chamber- Elevation of a frieze ornamented with arabesques which support anthemia and poppies
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Anti Room one pair / First Drawing room / Second Drawing room / Lady’s Dressing room / Bed Chamber
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (294 x 471)
Hand
Possibly
James Adam
James Adam
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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