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[34] Preliminary design for a fire screen, January-February 1782
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/150
Purpose
[34] Preliminary design for a fire screen, January-February 1782
Aspect
Elevation of a tripod pole for a fire screen, with claw feet, and ornamented with acanthus leaves, guilloche, and fluting
Scale
full size
Inscribed
For the Duchess of Cumberland
Signed and dated
- January 1782-February 1782
date range: January-February 1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and Prussian blue washes on laid paper (404 x 636)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscriptions in the hand of William 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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