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[8] Preliminary design for the chimneypiece for the saloon, unexecuted, November 1778
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
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.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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