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  • image SM Adam volume 23/181

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

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 43
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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