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[121] Preliminary design for alternative designs for an organ case, 1762
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/3/22
Purpose
[121] Preliminary design for alternative designs for an organ case, 1762
Aspect
Rough elevation of a tripartite organ case articulated by terms on three different levels, with the pipes visible on the middle level which is further ornamented with urns, figures and roundels, and the attic ornamented with a cartouche and swags. To the left-hand side of the sheet is a drawing of a candlestick (verso) a letter in the hand of Robert Adam
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1761-1762
datable to 1761-62
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and pen on laid paper (199 x 186)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
Harris, 1963, Index p. 50
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 50
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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