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[26] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the library, c1769-70, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 8/104
Purpose
[26] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the library, c1769-70, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular, ceiling, and with ornamental details and details of mouldings drawn to either side. The ceiling has a central flat containing three contiguous circles of cable moulding containing rosettes, and with a border of festoons
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Lord Shelburne's Library cieling
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (416 x 333)
Hand
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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