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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/61
Purpose
Design for a chimneypiece, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster styles ornamented with a band of acanthus leaves, ram masks which suspend husks, and panels which depict rosette roundels, ox skulls, drop calyx, oil burners and lekythoi. The frieze contains a central patera set within a wreath and flanked by ox masks. The frieze is flanked by a band of anthemia alternating with arabesques supporting calyx and bands of rosettes. The mantel is ornamented with bands of dentils and a band of laurel leaf tips
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
61
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (292x407)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand
Adam office hand
Level
Drawing
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