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  • image SM Adam volume 23/204

Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/204

Purpose

Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster styles ornamented with arabesques and anthemia, set within a shield bordered by beading and with drop calyx suspended below. The lining of the chimneypiece is bordered by bands of laurel leaf tips and the capitals contain panels depicting draped figures. The frieze is ornamented with arabesques which alternate with calyx supporting urns and above this there is a band of dentils

Scale

bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

204

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (306x452)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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