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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/181
Purpose
Preliminary designs for chimneypieces, ND
Aspect
Above- Elevation of a chimneypiece with a Doric pilaster style, ornamented with a swag and a rosette roundel set within the capital. The frieze has a central tablet, which is ornamented with a central urn, flanked by swans. The mantel is ornamented with a band of dentils
Centre- Elevation of a chimneypiece with a Doric pilaster style, with a fluted base. The style is ornamented with a mask and ram masks which suspend a swag. The capital contains a rosette roundel and the frieze is ornamented with a central figurative tablet and a band of fluting
Below- Elevation of a tablet ornamented with a central figurative roundel, flanked by draped figures, which support festoons
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
179
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (273x203)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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