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Preliminary design for a ceiling with a deep cove, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/7/31
Purpose
Preliminary design for a ceiling with a deep cove, ND
Aspect
Part drawn rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central octagonal panel containing a rosette flanked by two rectangular figurative panels and two octagonal panels containing fans and rosettes set within bellflower lozenges. These panels are bordered by arabesques and by a band containing a wheatsheaf, festoons, rosettes and figurative medallions
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Cove (in pencil)
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (305x157)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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