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[2] Record drawing for a chimneypiece for the drawing room of a house, 1777, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/86
Purpose
[2] Record drawing for a chimneypiece for the drawing room of a house, 1777, executed status unknown
Aspect
Elevation of a chimney piece with stiles decorated with calyx drops in panels, and capitals adorned with medallions containing figures, and a frieze decorated with urns and festoons with calyx drops, and a moulded cornice above with beading and guilloche
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Drawing room at Aikenhead / Wood / Marble with some dimensions / (and in a curator’s hand) 86
Signed and dated
- 9/8/1777
Adelphi / August 9.& 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (360x251)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Jospeh Bonomi
Adam office hand, possibly Jospeh Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 1
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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