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[5] Design for a chimneypiece, 1767, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/233
Purpose
[5] Design for a chimneypiece, 1767, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with stiles ornamented with laurel leaf moulding, a plain tablet, and a frieze of anthemia and tubular flowers surmounted by a mantel ornamented with acanthus leaves and rosettes. The pencil underdrawing shows a broader mantel and frieze
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for Lord Le Despencer
Signed and dated
- 1767
1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (406 x 291)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 39
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
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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