Explore Collections

You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
[5] Preliminary design for a pier glass frame for John Adam, 1772, executed status unknown
Browse
Reference number
SM Adam volume 3/95
Purpose
[5] Preliminary design for a pier glass frame for John Adam, 1772, executed status unknown
Aspect
Elevation of a pier glass, one half the same as SM Adam 3/38, with the swans omitted and with the addition of candelabra to the central two terms. The platform is decorated with guilloche and rosettes. There is an alternative design in the other half comprising circles in the upper section with medallions at the intersection, with tubular flowers and calyx in place of the terms, and candelabra in place of the entablatures and festoons
Scale
bar scale of 2 ½ inches to 10 feet
Signed and dated
- 9/5/1772
1772 / Adelphi 9th May
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
Literature
Harris, 1963, p.49
Further literary references in scheme notes
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk