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Preliminary designs for ceilings and a cornice, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/1/53
Purpose
Preliminary designs for ceilings and a cornice, ND
Aspect
Upper: Part drawn rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central patera encircled by rosettes and acanthus leaves, bordered by a band of lozenges
Lower left: Part drawn plan of a rectangular ceiling divided into two portions, each of which contains a central patera flanked by acanthus leaves and rosettes, separated by a band of quatrefoils
Lower Right: Rough elevation of a cornice
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (137x164)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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