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[109] Finished drawing for chinoiserie mirror frames, 1769
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/74
Purpose
[109] Finished drawing for chinoiserie mirror frames, 1769
Aspect
Elevation of a tripartite mirror frame, articulated by drops of calyx, and chinoiserie terms, and ornamented with an apron of festoons, and fans, with oval chinoiserie landscape medallions in the lower register, surmounted by urns, rinceaux, anthemia, fruit, and birds, with wreaths across the mirror, surmounted by three more landscape medallions, festoons, drops including calyx and peltoid shields, and surmounted by a mask, tubular flowers, a pagoda-style top, and a palmette
Scale
1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- February 1769
Febry 1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including Indian yellow and cerulean blue on laid paper (249 x 455)
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 24
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 24
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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