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Preliminary design for a chimneypiece and overmantel mirror frame, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/6/17
Purpose
Preliminary design for a chimneypiece and overmantel mirror frame, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with scrolled, fluted styles and the chimney lining bordered by a band of rope moulding and enclosed anthemia. The capitals contain rosette roundels and the frieze contains a central tablet depicting an urn, which is flanked by a boarder of fret. Above the chimneypiece there is a rectangular frame, bordered by foliage(?)
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
17 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (107x132)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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