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[12] Finished drawing for a ceiling for a second drawing room, 1770, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/71
Purpose
[12] Finished drawing for a ceiling for a second drawing room, 1770, as executed
Aspect
Square ceiling plan comprising a central enclosed rosette, encircled within a frame of chained calyxes in petals, a fluted frame, and festoons supporting four oval medallions set within a shaped frame of calyx. In each corner are segmental rosettes within fluted frames, enclosed by double calyx with palmettes in petals, encircled by a wide frame with scallops terminating in calyx and a bordering fluted frame, with arabesques in between, and the whole is set within a square frame of Vitruvian scroll
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Cieling of a 2.d Drawing room for Lord Chief Baron Ord ~ / 71
Signed and dated
- 1770
1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured wash including pink, Indian red, red, Naples yellow, Indian yellow, cerulean blue and olive green on laid paper (471x452)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Adam office hand William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
D & C Blauw
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 12
King, 2020, p245
Brune, 1991, pp. 475-482
Further literature references in scheme notes
King, 2020, p245
Brune, 1991, pp. 475-482
Further literature references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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