[15] Finished drawing for the chimneypiece in the library, 1768, as executed

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 22/247

Purpose

[15] Finished drawing for the chimneypiece in the library, 1768, as executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with tapering fluted Doric pilaster stiles, and a fluted frieze, with rosettes in the capitals, and a tablet containing an urn flanked by half-putti and arabesques on either side

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Design of a Chimney Piece for the Library at Saltram

Signed and dated

1768
1768

Medium and dimensions

Pen and wash on laid paper (406 x 290)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 27
For full literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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