[41] Design for a chimneypiece for the bedchamber, 1777, possibly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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    - Roxburghe House, Hanover Square, London, designs for a house and interiors for John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, c1775-79 (55)
      - Design for a chimneypiece for the bedchamber, 1777, possibly executed (1)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/102

Purpose

[41] Design for a chimneypiece for the bedchamber, 1777, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with fluted, Doric stiles. The capitals contain poppies within roundels, and the frieze is ornamented with rosette roundels and festoons. Above the frieze there is a band of dentils

Scale

bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney Piece for the Duke’s Bed Chamber at Roxburghe House. / 102. Freize & [_ _ _] (cropped) / Left quite pl (cropped) / blocking & ou_ _ (cropped) / The Copy giv (cropped) / Duke 31.st (cropped)

Signed and dated

December 1777
Adelphi / 31.st Dec.r 1777.

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (407 x 291)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

JWHATMAN

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 40
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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