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[107] Preliminary design for chinoiserie mirror frames, 1769
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 18/25
Purpose
[107] Preliminary design for chinoiserie mirror frames, 1769
Aspect
Rough elevation of a tripartite mirror frame, articulated by drops of calyx, and terms, and ornamented with an apron of festoons, medallions, tubular flowers, urns, birds, enclosed rosettes, peltoid shields, rinceaux, and a small pagoda-style top
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Mr Lascelles
Signed and dated
- 1769
datable to 1769
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (314 x345)
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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