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Reference number

SM Adam volume 17/56

Purpose

[25] Finished drawing for a console table for the music room, 1780-81

Aspect

Plan of a segmental table top and elevation of a table frame. The top has a small central fan and a narrow foliate border of enclosed rosettes and cable knots. The elevation has four fluted legs, and a frieze of laurel leaves

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

For the Duke of Cumberlands Music room

Signed and dated

  • 1780-1781
    date range: December 1780-1781

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including olive green and violet on laid paper (422 x 335)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of Robert Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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