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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/224
Purpose
Design for a clock, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a clock supported by a multi-storey pedestal ornamented with sphinxes, palmettes, bellflower husks, rosettes, masks and a decorative medallion. The pedestal base is surmounted by two nude figures flanking a fluted stem ornamented with guilloche and acanthus leaves and supporting the clock’s base. The circular dial is set into a portion of strigils ornamented by ram head masks, which is supported by ball feet and surmounted by a finial flanked by two seated figures and culminating in a palmette
Scale
to a rough scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (178x310)
Hand
Adam office hand
Level
Drawing
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