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Reference number

SM Adam volume 22/27

Purpose

[30] Preliminary design for the chimneypiece for the library, executed with alterations, 1761

Aspect

Elevation and profile with volute stiles, a frieze of anthemia, a fluted lining, and the uprights of an overmantel pencilled in as tapered Ionic pilasters

Scale

1 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney Piece for the Library at Shardeloes

Signed and dated

  • 1761
    1761

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (285 x 292)

Hand

Robert Adam, title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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