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[6] Finished drawing for a mirror frame between the doors in the drawing room, 1776, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/155
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing for a mirror frame between the doors in the drawing room, 1776, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a tripartite mirror frame, articulated by narrow terms, ornamented with drops of calyx, and with the central portion of the top rail being higher than the portions flanking it, containing a fan composed of calyx, and surmounted by winged sphinxes flanking a medallion and naturalistic anthemion
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame between Doors in Doctor Warrens Drawing room
Signed and dated
- 1776
Adelphi / June 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including Indian yellow on laid paper (290 x 406)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
JWHATMAN
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 58
Harris, 1963, Index p. 59
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 59
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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