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[36] Design for a chimneypiece for the second library, 1777, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/100
Purpose
[36] Design for a chimneypiece for the second library, 1777, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with tapering, fluted stiles and capitals containing patera. The frieze has a central tablet and this is ornamented with a pedestal supporting a globe flanked by winged sphinxes
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Second Library Chimney Piece at Roxburghe House (underwritten in pencil) / All Statuary / 100
Signed and dated
- December 1777
Adelphi / 31.st Dec.r 1777.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (408 x 291)
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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