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[23] Design for the ceiling of the drawing room, 1761
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/66
Purpose
[23] Design for the ceiling of the drawing room, 1761
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling ornamented with a central rosette encircled by fans and festoons hung from lion masks, and with bordering arabesque and calyx ornamentation, and extensive pencil additions, as executed
Scale
bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Cieling for the Drawing room at Shardeloes for William Drake Esqr
Signed and dated
- 1761
Robt Adam Architect Octr 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (326 x 443)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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