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[33] Preliminary design for a fire screen, January 1782
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/151
Purpose
[33] Preliminary design for a fire screen, January 1782
Aspect
Elevation of a pole for a fire screen, with a single turned leg, ornamented with guilloche, acanthus leaves, and fluting, with a pencil-drawn annotation to the right-hand side
Scale
full size
Inscribed
Duchess of Cumberland
Signed and dated
- January 1782
Janry 1782
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and Prussian blue wash on laid paper (404 x 638)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, 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.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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