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Design for a chimneypiece for a front parlour, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/179
Purpose
Design for a chimneypiece for a front parlour, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster styles. The capitals are ornamented with cameos depicting draped figures, and the cameos are surrounded by rosettes. The frieze is ornamented with a central urn, which is adorned with gadrooning, a band of anthemia alternating with calyx and ram mask handles
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
179 / 5 [_]oures(?) in the sqre front Parlor (pencil)
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (406x295)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand
Adam office hand
Level
Drawing
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