[2] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the eating room of an unknown house, ND; it is not known if this design was executed

Explore Collections

You are here: CollectionsOnline / [2] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the eating room of an unknown house, ND; it is not known if this design was executed

Browse

Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Projects known only by patron
  - Mr Atkinson: designs for a chimneypiece for the eating room of an unknown house, ND; it is not known if these designs were executed (2)
    - Preliminary designs for a chimneypiece for the eating room of an unknown house, ND; it is not known if these designs were executed (2)

Use of images and copyright
Enlarge this Image

Print this image in A4 view

Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/186

Purpose

[2] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the eating room of an unknown house, ND; it is not known if this design was executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece, with console stiles ornamented with acanthus leaves, and a vesica-shaped compartment ornamented with a band of enclosed calyx, and a drop of calyx, and with a mask and crossed thyrsi surmounted by an urn flanked by miniature fluted pilasters in the capitals, and with a frieze ornamented with a band of rosettes enclosed within segmental compartments, and a tablet containing an urn

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

Mr Atkinsons Eating room Chimney piece

Signed and dated

1758-94
ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (321 x 255)

Hand

Robert Adam

Watermark

GR surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk