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[11] Record copy for a chimney piece for the first-floor dressing room, 1778, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/115
Purpose
[11] Record copy for a chimney piece for the first-floor dressing room, 1778, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimney piece comprising moulded stiles with enclosed poppies in the capitals, and a central medallion flanked by swans, with a waterleaf cornice
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Dressing room one pair at Culean Castle / 115
Signed and dated
- 1778
1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (407x291)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Watermark
GR surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 9
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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