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[5] Finished drawing for the chimneypiece in the great drawing room, 1768, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/249
Purpose
[5] Finished drawing for the chimneypiece in the great drawing room, 1768, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with Spalatro order pilaster stiles ornamented with scrolled hearts, and a frieze of alternating anthemia and calyx, with arabesques in the tablet
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Great Drawing room at Saltram
Signed and dated
- 1768
1768
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (405 x 292)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 27
For full literature references see scheme notes.
For full literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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