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[13] Design for a vase to stand in the chimneypiece, 1778
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 49/55
Purpose
[13] Design for a vase to stand in the chimneypiece, 1778
Aspect
Elevation of a vase ornamented with a central oval medallion, masks, Vitruvian scroll with foliage, fluting, festoons, and gadrooning, and with scrolled handles
Scale
full size
Inscribed
Vase to stand on the Chimney Pieces in the Hall at Harewood
Signed and dated
- 1778
Adelphi / 11t March 1778
Medium and dimensions
pen and pencil on laid paper (379 x 500)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
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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