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  • image SM Adam volume 25/50

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

Notes

This design is almost identical to SM Adam volume 25/51 and SM Adam volume 25/52.

Level

Drawing

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