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[3] Finished drawing for a pier glass frame for John Adam, c.1772, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 3/18
Purpose
[3] Finished drawing for a pier glass frame for John Adam, c.1772, executed status unknown
Aspect
Same as SM Adam volume 3/15 and 26 with slight variation and additional detailing. The central platform comprises Vitruvian scroll decoration at each side, with a central tablet ornamanted by a enclosed rosettes suspending a garland with rosettes above. The low raised platform is decorated with guilloche and fluted moulding
Scale
bar scale of 2 ½ inches to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- c.1772
datable to c.1772
Medium and dimensions
datable to c.1772
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or William Hamilton
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or William Hamilton
Watermark
LVG surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Level
No level
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