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[1] Record drawing for a ceiling for Lady Holland's bedroom, 1767, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/235
Purpose
[1] Record drawing for a ceiling for Lady Holland's bedroom, 1767, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular compartmental ceiling, divided by bands of Vitruvian scroll, and with a bow on one side, with a central rosette, enclosed within a fan ornamented with calyx, and within a circular frame of cable moulding, and with calyx and peltoid shields in the corners, and this is flanked by shaped squares containing calyx, and lozenges enclosing rosettes, and these are framed by rectangular compartments containing festoons, enclosed rosettes, and peltoid shields, and with a square compartment containing rinceaux in each corner. The bow is ornamented with a central rosette, enclosed by a fan, and a frame of cable moulding, a band of lozenges enclosing miniature rosettes, and a band of compartments containing rinceaux, urns, and winged griffons
Scale
bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for Lady Hollands Bed Chamber at Kingsgate
Signed and dated
- 1767
1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (300 x 276)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 20
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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