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  • image SM Adam volume 6/102

Reference number

SM Adam volume 6/102

Purpose

Preliminary design for an urn, ND

Aspect

Part-drawn elevation of a bowl-shaped urn or serving dish with a handle. The central portion is ornamented with fluting and lunettes enclosing palmettes, and is bordered above by fluting and below by a band of patera. The foot is encircled by bands of guilloche, bellflowers and coin moulding

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen on sugar paper (219x133)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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