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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

Level

Drawing

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