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  • image SM Adam volume 23/235

Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/235

Purpose

Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with the lining bordered by a band of fluting. The styles are ornamented with gadrooned urns and ram masks, bordered by rosettes and bands of husks. The frieze has a central roundel depicting a mask, and this is flanked by swags and reclining lions(?), with a band of fluting beyond. The mantel is ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips

Scale

not to scale

Inscribed

235 / [___] Room and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (182x240)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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