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[17] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the dining room, as executed, 5 November 1778
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 14/46
Purpose
[17] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the dining room, as executed, 5 November 1778
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling containing concentric elongated ovals centred on a figurative inset oval painted blue and white, and with blue and white painted cameos and rectangular panels on the outer ring
Scale
bar scale of 2/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Cieling for the Eating room at Weald Hall in Essex
Signed and dated
- November 1778
5t Novr 1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen and grey and cerulean blue washes on laid paper (596 x 446)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 30
Stillman, 1966, p. 105
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 260
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 105
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 260
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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