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[22] Preliminary design for the lid of a tureen, 1779; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 18/22
Purpose
[22] Preliminary design for the lid of a tureen, 1779; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Rough elevation of a lid for a tureen, with an oval handle, and ornamented with waterleaf, beading, festoons, a band of foliage, enclosed poppies, and a band of lozenges
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Cover for Dished D of Northd
Signed and dated
- 1779
datable to 1779
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on wove paper (315 x 249)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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