Preliminary designs for four urns, ND

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Unattributed drawings
    - Unattributed designs for furniture and fixtures
      - Urns, tableware and winecoolers

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 25/165

Purpose

Preliminary designs for four urns, ND

Aspect

Elevation of four urns. From left to right: 1) Elevation of an egg-shaped urn with two curved handles and bands of laurel leaf tips, Vitruvian scroll, palmettes and petals 2) Elevation of an egg-shaped urn with a central figural portion flanked by bands of coin moulding, fans and fret 3) Elevation of an egg-shaped urn with two ornamental handles culminating in spirals with a fluted neck. A central portion containing a figurative medallion wreathed by bellflowers and foliage is bordered by bands of laurel leaf tips and petals 4) Elevation of an urn with two handles, containing a central figurative portion bordered by decorative bands

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (324x169)

Hand

probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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