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  • image SM Adam volume 54/6/3

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

Level

Drawing

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