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Preliminary variant designs for a ceiling, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/1/2 verso
Purpose
Preliminary variant designs for a ceiling, ND
Aspect
Left: Rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central rosette set within a quatrefoil containing palmettes, which is set within a lozenge-shaped panel containing palmettes, and again within an oval-shaped panel containing foliage, bordered by arabesques, urns, and lunettes containing patera
Right: Rough plan of a rectangular ceiling containing a central rosette encircled by petals and bordered by palmettes, arabesques and urns
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (271x194)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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