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Preliminary design for a door knocker, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 52/122 verso
Purpose
Preliminary design for a door knocker, ND
Aspect
Rough elevation of a door knocker with a peltoid shield-shaped base plate, ornamented with palmettes, acanthus leaves, rosettes, a lion(?) mask, and with a handle ornamented with bird heads and acanthus leaves [right hand edge cropped]
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (147x322)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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