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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/6/6
Purpose
Preliminary designs for chimneypieces, ND
Aspect
Left- Elevation of a chimneypiece with a band of fluting bordering the chimney lining. The capitals contain roundels, which suspend festoons and the frieze has a central figurative tablet, flanked by festoons. The mantel is ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips
Right- Elevation of a chimneypiece with the lining bordered by bands of beading and of enclosed anthemia. The frieze contains a central tablet depicting a mask flanked by swags
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
6 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (309x170)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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