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Preliminary design for an overmantel incorporating a candelabra and candlesticks, ND
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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
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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