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[15] Record copy for a chimney piece for the second-floor large south bed chamber, 1778, executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/119
Purpose
[15] Record copy for a chimney piece for the second-floor large south bed chamber, 1778, executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimney piece with volute console stiles, with pedestals and urns in the capitals, and a frieze containing triglyph and enclosed lion masks, with a moulded cornice above
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the large South Bed Chamber two pair Story / at Culean Castle / 119
Signed and dated
- 1778
1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (408x292)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
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.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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