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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/191
Purpose
Preliminary designs for chimneypiece, ND
Aspect
Above- Elevation of a chimneypiece with paired fluted term styles, with a turned baluster supporting an urn set in between. The frieze is ornamented with a figurative tablet and this is flanked by a band of gadrooned urns and rosettes set within panels. The chimney lining is bordered by a band of rope moulding
Below- Elevation of a chimneypiece with a Doric pilaster style ornamented with a rosette roundel, surmounted by a pedestal, with a band of acanthus leaves above. The capital contains a tablet depicting an urn. The frieze is ornamented with a band of strigilation and a band of masks, with festoons set in between
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
189
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (325x207)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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