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  • image SM Adam volume 23/129

Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/129

Purpose

[16] Finished drawing for the chimneypiece for the drawing room, unexecuted, November 1778

Aspect

Elevation similar to Adam volume 23/128 but with elongated capitals, as in Adam volume 23/191, containing tripod urns on pedestals, and female masks on the stiles

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney Piece for the Drawing room at Weald Hall / 2d Design / £90 (in pencil)

Signed and dated

  • November 1778
    Adelphi / 12t Novr 1778 / 12t

Medium and dimensions

Pen and grey wash on laid paper (406 x 291)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, title inscriptions in the hand of William 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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