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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/1/54
Purpose
Preliminary designs for ceilings, ND
Aspect
Upper left: Part drawn rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with alternating medallions and lozenge-shaped panels
Upper right: Part drawn elevation of a rectangular ceiling with a central octagonal panel
Middle left: Rough plan of a square ceiling with a central rosette set within an octagonal panel bordered by compartments containing rosettes
Middle right: Rough plan of a square ceiling (?) with a central octagonal panel, and next to it a diagram of interlocking circles
Lower: Rough plan of a rectangular ceiling (?) with three square panels, the rightmost two containing rosettes set within fans
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (136x154)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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