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[12] Finished drawing for mirror frame with semicircular top for the drawing room, as executed, 1772
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/82
Purpose
[12] Finished drawing for mirror frame with semicircular top for the drawing room, as executed, 1772
Aspect
Elevation of an over-mantel mirror frame and clock, ornamented with female terms, urns, griffons, and surmounted by two seated female figures and an oval medallion
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame over Chimney in Drawing room at Bolton House and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1772
1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including Indian yellow on laid paper (289 x 444)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Harris, 1995, pp. 71-73
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1995, pp. 71-73
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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