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  • image SM Adam volume 54/7/9

Reference number

SM Adam volume 54/7/9

Purpose

Preliminary design for a chimneypiece and chimneypiece styles, ND

Aspect

Centre - Elevation of a chimneypiece with tapering pilaster styles ornamented with masks and drop foliage. The capitals contain rosettes and the frieze contains a central inscribed tablet with an apron of swags. The tablet is flanked by swags and rosettes and the mantel is ornamented by a band of dentils Left- Elevation of a tapering Ionic pilaster style, which is ornamented by scales, rosette roundels and swags Right a - Elevation of a scrolled, pilaster style, which is ornamented with swags Right b - Elevation of a tapering pilaster style ornamented with swags and fluting

Scale

not to scale

Inscribed

and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (231x187)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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