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[40] Design for a curtain cornice for the second library, 1779, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/115
Purpose
[40] Design for a curtain cornice for the second library, 1779, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a curtain cornice surmounted by Strawberry eaves, and with an apron ornamented with anthemia enclosed within scroll work, with enclosed anthemia set in between
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Curtain Cornice for the 2.d Library at Roxburghe House / 115 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- September 1779
Adelphi / 18.t Sep.r 1779
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including verdigris and terre verte on laid paper (363 x 253)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 40
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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