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Reference number
SM Adam Volume 23/177
Purpose
Design for a chimneypiece, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with scrolled styles ornamented with paterae, arabesques and rosettes. The capitals are ornamented with fluting and the frieze contains a central tablet depicting a reclining putto, set within an oval and surrounded by rosettes. The tablet is flanked by roundels depicting thistles. Above there are bands of dentils and laurel leaf tips
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
177
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (407x294)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand
Adam office hand
Level
Drawing
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