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  • image SM Adam volume 25/225

Reference number

SM Adam volume 25/225

Purpose

Preliminary design for a clock, ND

Aspect

Rough elevation of a clock supported by a pedestal. The pedestal’s base is ornamented with fluting and rosettes and is surmounted by two sphinxes flanking an urn which support a level ornamented by garlands and ribbons. Two caryatids connect this level to the next and flank the circular dial, which is encircled by bellflowers and ornamented with a ribbon. Above, a finial flanked by two palmettes surmounts a frieze containing arabesques

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (147x163)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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