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Preliminary design for a door knocker, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 52/134 verso
Purpose
Preliminary design for a door knocker, ND
Aspect
Rough elevation, variant rough elevation and profile for a door knocker:
Upper elevation: hung from shells and ram masks, with a handle ornamented with acanthus leaves, fluting and an enclosed rosettes
Alternative, lower elevation: hung from a palmette and scrolling arms, ornamented with foliage/flowers, and with a ram mask
Profile: hung from a ram mask, supporting a handle ornamented with acanthus leaves and fluting (this profile appears to correspond with the first elevation)
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Knocker for an outer Door
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (203x271)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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