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[1] Design for a chimneypiece for an unknown dining room, ND, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/181
Purpose
[1] Design for a chimneypiece for an unknown dining room, ND, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with stiles containing panels ornamented by drop calyx. The capitals contain urns, are flanked by scroll work, and have aprons of acanthus leaves. The frieze is ornamented with a mask enclosed within a wreath crossed by thyrsi, and this is flanked by further wreaths. Above the frieze there is a band of acanthus leaves
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Mr O Byrne Dining Parlour Pall Mall / 18
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (341 x 242)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand
Office hand
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 43
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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