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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/219
Purpose
Preliminary design for a table clock, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a table clock supported by a pedestal. Ornamented with swags, ribbons, and rosettes, the pedestal terminates in four spade feet. It supports two sphinxes which flank the circular dial, which is in turn flanked by two female figures holding medallions. The circular dial is surmounted by a pedestal ornamented with an inscribed peltoid shield supporting two seated figures and a heraldic medallion
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on sugar paper (301x388)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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