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  • image SM Adam volume 24/149

Reference number

SM Adam volume 24/149

Purpose

Design for a chimneypiece, ND

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster styles, which form scrolls. The chimneypiece has a central tablet ornamented with rosettes set within wreaths and with calyx set in between. The panel is tablet is flanked by a lion and a unicorn, with a band of dentils above

Scale

bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

149 / faint pencil inscription and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (252x334)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand

Level

Drawing

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