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[2] Second design for a ceiling for the hall, 1769, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/8
Purpose
[2] Second design for a ceiling for the hall, 1769, possibly executed
Aspect
Plan of a square ceiling with a fireplace on one side. The ceiling is ornamented with a central coat of arms flanked by lion and griffin supporters, and this is set within a wreath surrounded by coronets and enclosed within a lozenge bordered with reed and ribbon. The lozenge compartment is surrounded by arabesques supporting tubular flowers, and this is set within a circular band of fluting. Beyond this there are calyx festoons suspending peltoid shields ornamented with masks and arabesques, and calyx festoons enclosing rosette roundels
Scale
bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
2.d Cieling for the Hall at Lord Kerry’s in Portman Square / 8
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (583 x 418)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 167
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 167
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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