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[8] Finished drawing for a commode and mirror frame, possibly for Lady Griffin's dressing room, 1778
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/199
Purpose
[8] Finished drawing for a commode and mirror frame, possibly for Lady Griffin's dressing room, 1778
Aspect
Elevation of a tripartite, segmental commode, articulated by tapering Ionic pilasters, with ball feet, a base rail of cable moulding, and a frieze of enclosed rosettes. The central compartment containing drawers with pelta-shaped handles, and the compartments to either side contain painted ornaments including tubular flowers, urns, vesica-shaped medallions, and tripod pedestals
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame & Commode for Sir John Griffin
Signed and dated
- 1778
1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Indian yellow and pink on laid paper (292 x 407)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Robert Adam's London, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 30 November 2016 - 11 March 2017
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk