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[15] Preliminary design for the ceiling for the circular banqueting room, c1770, thought to be as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 52/36
Purpose
[15] Preliminary design for the ceiling for the circular banqueting room, c1770, thought to be as executed
Aspect
Plan showing two ornamental details. On the left-hand side is a detail of a band of paterae enclosed within vesica-shaped fans of trefoils, alternating with large quatrefoils enclosing putti, and with rosettes between the fans at each end, and this is flanked by borders of lozenges. On the right-hand side is a detail of a band of quatrefoils enclosed within vesica-shaped compartments, alternating with enclosed rosettes
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1770
datable to c1770
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (282 x 156)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Harris, 2001, pp. 93, 344
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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