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  • image SM Adam volume 54/6/21

Reference number

SM Adam volume 54/6/21

Purpose

Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with paired ionic columnar styles, with a rosette and drop foliage set in between. The chimney lining is bordered by a band of arabesques and laurel leaf tips. The capitals contain fluting and the frieze has a central figurative tablet, flanked by bands of fluting

Scale

not to scale

Inscribed

21

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (107x82)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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