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Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/6/23
Purpose
Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with alternative Doric pilaster styles. The left-hand style is fluted and ornamented with ram masks suspending a festoon. The right-hand style is scrolled and ornamented with a fan. The capitals contain rosette roundels and the frieze has a central tablet, which is flanked by fluting. The chimney lining is alternatively bordered by a band of Vitruvian scroll and a band of rope moulding
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
23 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (92x79)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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