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[5] Design for a candelabrum, c1775, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/129
Purpose
[5] Design for a candelabrum, c1775, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a candelabrum with a flared base ornamented with beading and laurel leaf tips. The base is surmounted by a panel containing an ox skull flanked by swags, and with an anthemion above. The support of the candelabrum is tapered and fluted and terminates in an anthemion flanked by acanthus leaves. Above this there is a panel ornamented with a rosette set within a foil roundel and flanked by festoons. The panel is surmounted by a pine cone and flanked by ram masks, which support a pair of candle branches. The candle branches are ornamented with foliage and terminate in tubular flowers, which support candle holders ornamented with gadrooning and fluting
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
For The Duke of Roxburghe / the heads (pencil) / left out (pencil) / leave out scull (pencil) / 51
Signed and dated
- c1775
c1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (481 x 415)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Notes
SM Adam volume 25/129 notes instructions to ‘leave out scull’ and on execution the ox skulls for this design are replaced with swags.
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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