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Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/106

Purpose

[3] Record drawings for a chimney piece for the hall, 1778, as executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimney piece comprising console stiles, with capitals containing the Kennedy crest of a crowned dolphin, a fluted frieze with a central tablet containing the Kennedy coat of arms flanked by peltoid shields and festoons

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney Piece for Hall at Culean Castle / 106

Signed and dated

  • 21/4/1778
    Adelphi / 21.st April 1778

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (405x291)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison

Watermark

J WHATMAN

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 9
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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