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  • image SM Adam volume 25/223

Reference number

SM Adam volume 25/223

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 gryphons, supports a circular dial wreathed with foliage and surmounted by a finial Right: Rough elevation of a clock supported by a pedestal. A rectilinear base supported by spade feet is surmounted by two winged horses which flank the circular dial. A multi-storey finial, ornamented with bellflower husks, surmounts the dial

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (291x222)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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