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Preliminary design and finished drawing for the ceiling of the Duchess of Bolton's dressing room, as executed, 1770 (2)
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Preliminary design and finished drawing for the ceiling of the Duchess of Bolton's dressing room, as executed, 1770 (2)
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The Duchess of Bolton's dressing room was located on the first-floor of Adam's bow on the west front of the house.
According to Stillman this ceiling may have been inspired by one of c.220AD in the crypt of Lucina in the catacomb of St Calixtus in Rome. Its x-shape arrangement is similar to other Adam ceilings of the late 1760s and early 1770s, notably the Northumberland House (1770) and Chandos House (1771) drawing rooms.
The ceiling minus its cove and bow was purchased for Percy Pyne in 1911 and installed in his house at 680 Park Avenue, New York, where it remains.
According to Stillman this ceiling may have been inspired by one of c.220AD in the crypt of Lucina in the catacomb of St Calixtus in Rome. Its x-shape arrangement is similar to other Adam ceilings of the late 1760s and early 1770s, notably the Northumberland House (1770) and Chandos House (1771) drawing rooms.
The ceiling minus its cove and bow was purchased for Percy Pyne in 1911 and installed in his house at 680 Park Avenue, New York, where it remains.
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Contents of Preliminary design and finished drawing for the ceiling of the Duchess of Bolton's dressing room, as executed, 1770 (2)
- [4] Preliminary design for the ceiling of the Duchess of Bolton's dressing room, as executed, 1770
- [5] Finished drawing for the ceiling of the Duchess of Bolton's dressing room, as executed, 1770