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[19] Alternative design for a chimneypiece for the first drawing room, 1771, executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/287
Purpose
[19] Alternative design for a chimneypiece for the first drawing room, 1771, executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece showing a moulded lining, stiles and cornice with a frieze comprising a festoon and enclosed masks with petals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for 1st Drawing room Ld Chief Baron Ord ~ (underwritten in pencil) / Opening 4 . 4 ide / 4. 0 high / All Statuary Veind / 2.6 wide & Black / Covings – / (in pencil) Slab 2 .6 wide / 287
Signed and dated
- 1771
1771
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (406x290)
Hand
possibly
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
GR surmounted by shield with fleur de lis above
Notes
This chimneypiece was executed and placed in this room. It was later relocated to the hall, and was returned back to the first drawing room during restoration works in the 1990s.
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 12
Brune, 1991, pp. 475-482
Further literature references in scheme notes
Brune, 1991, pp. 475-482
Further literature references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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