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Design for a chimneypiece, 1781
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/133
Purpose
Design for a chimneypiece, 1781
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric styles ornamented with gadrooned tripods ornamented with ram masks and supporting turned balusters, which are enclosed within continuous bands of wreaths and surmounted by tubular flowers. The capitals of the chimneypiece are ornamented with cameos depicting putti and the frieze has a central tablet containing a gadrooned urn, flanked by griffins
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¼ inches to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- June 1781
Adelp[hi] (cropped) / 2.d June / 1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (407x293)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Level
Drawing
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