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Preliminary design for three door knockers, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/247
Purpose
Preliminary design for three door knockers, ND
Aspect
Rough elevation of three door knockers:
Left: with a circular enclosed rosette base plate, and further ornamentation including a shell(?), and acanthus leaves, and with a handle in the form of two scaled dolphins or fish
Middle: with an oval enclosed rosette base plate, and further ornamentation including a palmette, mask and acanthus leaves, and with a scrolling handle
Right: with a harp-shaped base plate, and further ornamentation including a mask and wreath, and with a scrolling handle following the contours of the harp
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (507x337)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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