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[4] Finished drawing for an overmantel mirror frame, c1787, not known to have been executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/197
Purpose
[4] Finished drawing for an overmantel mirror frame, c1787, not known to have been executed
Aspect
Elevation of an oval overmantel mirror frame, composed of reed and ribbon, and with a roundel mirror above, flanked by festoons, and supporting an eagle, and the frame is flanked by griffons supporting urn-shaped candelabra
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- c1787
datable to c1787
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including Indian yellow on laid paper (300 x 447)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
LVG surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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