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  • image SM Adam volume 23/224

Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/224

Purpose

[7] Design for a chimney piece for the south-west bedchamber, 1791, executed status unknown

Aspect

Elevation of a chimney piece showing a moulded cornice and stiles, decorated with a central tablet bound by a fluted frieze, and flanked by a pair of fluted console brackets terminating in acanthus leaves

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Veined Marble / South West Bed Chamber / Veined Marble Stops & Coving / Veined / Marble / Veined on Stone Hearth with some dimensions

Signed and dated

  • 24/10/1791
    Edinb 24th Octr 1791

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (295x227)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson

Level

Drawing

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