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Preliminary design for a clock and stand, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 6/164
Purpose
Preliminary design for a clock and stand, ND
Aspect
Rough elevation of a clock surmounting a pedestal. Doric columns and niches containing urns alternate in the pedestal, which is ornamented by bellflowers and palmettes. Four caryatids bearing bellflower garlands support a circular storey surmounted by two gryphons. The gryphons flank an oil lamp into which is set a circular dial
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (155x308)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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