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[24] Design for urn and pedestal in the dining room, 1780, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/158
Purpose
[24] Design for urn and pedestal in the dining room, 1780, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of an urn, ornamented with an oval medallion and Vitruvian scroll with foliage, on a pedestal ornamented with an anthemion frieze with corner ram masks, bellflowers, a central ox head and enclosed rosette
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Vase and Pedestal for the Sideboard at Saltram
Signed and dated
- November 1780
Adelphi / 22d Novr 1780
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and pencil on laid paper (229 x 344)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 27
Harris, 1963, p. 102
For full literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 102
For full literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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