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[7] Record drawing for variant designs for a chimneypiece, 1760, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/19
Purpose
[7] Record drawing for variant designs for a chimneypiece, 1760, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation and profile of a chimneypiece with stiles ornamented with beading, bead and reel, acanthus leaves, a frieze of arabesques and a tablet. There is also a large tripartite overmantel articulated by terms, and with each compartment containing a relieving arch supported by engaged Doric columns, masks and arabesques. The overmantel is surmounted by four large acorns
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/10 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for Lord Digby
Signed and dated
- 1760
1760
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (291 x 406)
Hand
Adam office hand
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
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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