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[1] Design for a chimneypiece for the Hall, 1778
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/123
Purpose
[1] Design for a chimneypiece for the Hall, 1778
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with stiles ornamented with lion masks, a plain frieze, a tablet containing an urn and festoons, and with enclosed rosettes in the capitals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Hall at Sir John Griffin Griffin's House / in Saville row / (and in pencil) Dining [ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ]
Signed and dated
- 1778
1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (408 x 292)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 50
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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