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  • image SM Adam Volume 23/177

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

Level

Drawing

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