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  • image SM Adam volume 23/229

Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/229

Purpose

Design for a chimneypiece, ND

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster styles ornamented with ribbons, which suspend rosettes and foliage. The chimneypiece lining is ornamented with a band of egg and dart mould and the capitals contain rosettes. The frieze contains a blank tablet, and this is flanked by rosettes and festoons. Above the frieze there is a band of acanthus leaves and the mantel is ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips

Scale

bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

229 and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (262x219)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand

Notes

Stylistically similar to Robert Adam’s early designs for chimneypieces.

Level

Drawing

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