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Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/7/143
Purpose
Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with fluted Ionic columnar styles. The chimney lining is bordered with a band of fluting and the frieze contains a figurative tablet. The chimneypiece is surmounted by a pediment, with a frieze of rosette roundels linked with swags. The tympanum contains a crest flanked by arabesques of foliage and the pediment is surmounted by urns
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (229x373)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Verso
Design for a gate with a single storey, single-bay lodge house with a pyramidal roof
Level
Drawing
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