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[145] Preliminary design for unknown carpets, c1759-68
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/1/37
Purpose
[145] Preliminary design for unknown carpets, c1759-68
Aspect
Rough plan for a rectangular carpet with a central fan within a lozenge within an oval ornamented with rosettes, and with arabesques around the edges and cornucopia in the corners
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1759-1768
date range: 1759-68
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (472 x 246)
Hand
Robert Adam
Watermark
LVG and garter cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
Harris, 2001, p. 337
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2001, p. 337
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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