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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/210
Purpose
Design for a carpet, ND
Aspect
Plan of a carpet for an apsidal-ended room. The principal rectangular section is ornamented with a central patera, set with an oval band and surrounded by grape vines, intertwined with wheat, which form X-shaped compartments. The compartments contain baskets of fruit and wheat and all this is bordered by a band of calyx. The apsidal compartment is ornamented with a fan and wreaths of wheat and vine, all set within bands of calyx. The flier (flap) reveals alternative ornamentation for the apsidal compartment, with a variation of the wreath and fan composition
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 feet
Inscribed
210 / folding alterations (modern curatorial hand, pencil)
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including cerulean blue, pink, olive green and Indian yellow on laid paper (531x365)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand
Adam office hand
Level
Drawing
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