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  • image SM Adam volume 23/190

Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/190

Purpose

[8] Preliminary design for the chimneypiece for the saloon, unexecuted, November 1778

Aspect

Elevation with a single scrolled console, a frieze of swags and urns on pedestals, a figurative tablet, and medallions in the capitals

Scale

1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Mr Towers Saloon Chimney / A side light

Signed and dated

  • November 1778
    datable to November 1778

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (303 x 270)

Hand

Robert Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 30
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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