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  • image SM Adam volume 6/17

Reference number

SM Adam volume 6/17

Purpose

Preliminary design for an overmantel incorporating a candelabra and candlesticks, ND

Aspect

Part-drawn detail of a chimneypiece, with a frieze ornamented by arabesques and urns, and the mantel is surmounted by a two-armed candelabra flanked by arabesques and two candlesticks. The candelabra is supported by a pedestal and is ornamented by fluting and foliage, and each candlestick is ornamented with arabesques

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (192x127)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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