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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/50
Purpose
Design for door furniture, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a door furniture panel without the central door knob, but with a halo for the knob ornamented with leaves. This is encircled by acanthus leaves and a palmette, connected to snibs or lock covers which take the form of acanthus leaves hanging from rosettes. There are faint pencil additions to either side showing details of the design
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Lock furniture
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and coloured wash on laid paper (338x216)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Adam office hand and Robert Adam
Adam office hand and Robert Adam
Notes
This design is almost identical to SM Adam volume 25/51 and SM Adam volume 25/52.
Level
Drawing
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