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  • image SM Adam volume 23/179

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

Level

Drawing

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