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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

Level

Drawing

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