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[7] Alternative finished drawing for a pier glass frame for John Adam, c.1772, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 3/15
Purpose
[7] Alternative finished drawing for a pier glass frame for John Adam, c.1772, executed status unknown
Aspect
Same as the alternative half of the design in SM Adam volume 3/95 but with linking festoons between the pier legs instead of a continuous circle made from calyx, and with the candelabra on the outer piers omitted
Scale
bar scale of 2 ½ inches to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- c.1772
datable to c.1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured wash including Indian yellow and cerulean blue on laid paper (345x465)
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
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