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[148] Preliminary design for unknown carpets, c1759-68
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/1/7
Purpose
[148] Preliminary design for unknown carpets, c1759-68
Aspect
Rough plan of a rectangular carpet with a central acanthus rosette encircled by festoons and arabesques, and with a basket and shell in each corner
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1759-1768
date range: 1759-68
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (190 x 136)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
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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