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[23] Design for a chimneypiece for the eating room, 1777, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/95
Purpose
[23] Design for a chimneypiece for the eating room, 1777, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece as SM Adam volume 23/220b, with minor alterations. The swags flanking the urns are replaced with beading and there is a band of dentils and a band of laurel leaf tips above the frieze
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Dining room at Roxburghe House. / not executed / 95
Signed and dated
- 1777
Adelphi / 1777.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (406 x 290)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
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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