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[2] Record drawing for Admiral Keppel’s freedom box, 1779, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/65
Purpose
[2] Record drawing for Admiral Keppel’s freedom box, 1779, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan, elevation and profile of a rectangular box, with a lid ornamented with an oval medallion framed by winged figures and segmental compartments containing naval trophies. The sides are fluted, with a band around the top including griffons with arabesque tails, and with a ram mask on each corner; and with a tablet on the side containing a cameo and naval trophies, and a tablet on the end depicting a naval scene
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Freedom Box designd for Admiral Keppell
Signed and dated
- 1779
datable to 1779
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, and Indian yellow and sepia wash on laid paper (160 x 304)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 55
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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