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[47] Preliminary design for the walls for the second drawing room, 1780-85, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 27/88
Purpose
[47] Preliminary design for the walls for the second drawing room, 1780-85, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of the chimney wall, with a caryatid chimneypiece, surmounted by a large mantel clock, and an overmantel mirror frame, ornamented with urns, swags, and anthemia. There is a door to either side of the chimneypiece, one with a naval overdoor panel, and the wall is ornamented with Corinthian pilasters, and panels of festoons
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney side of Second Drawing room Cumberland House / B
Signed and dated
- 1780-1785
date range: 1780-1785
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (396 x 590)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
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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