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  • image SM Adam volume 24/191

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

Level

Drawing

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