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Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/6/3
Purpose
Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with ionic pilaster and tapering term styles, with rosette roundels set within the capitals. The spandrels of the arched hearth are ornamented with swags and the frieze contains a central tablet depicting an urn flanked by rosette roundels. The tablet is flanked by bands of fluting
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
3
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (196x148)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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