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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/222
Purpose
Preliminary designs for two clocks, ND
Aspect
Rough elevation of two clocks.
Left: Rough elevation of a clock supported by a pedestal. A rectilinear base, ornamented with two medallions and a figurative frieze, supports two figures who flank the circular dial. Surmounting the figures is another storey, ornamented with swags, which is surmounted by an oil lamp and finial
Right: Rough elevation of a clock supported by a multi-storey pedestal. A rectilinear base, ornamented with guilloche, a palmette, and two sphinxes, supports a circular dial. From the finial hangs a portion which drapes behind the dial
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (333x286)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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