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[16] Design for a commode for the drawing room, January 1773
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/18
Purpose
[16] Design for a commode for the drawing room, January 1773
Aspect
Plan and elevation. Plan of the semicircular slab ornamented with urns in oval medallions, enclosed urns. Tripartite bow-fronted elevation with paw feet, and ornamented with figurative panels and griffons
Scale
bar scale of 3 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Commode for His Grace The Duke of Bolton
Signed and dated
- January 1773
Adelphi / 16t Janry 1773
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes on laid paper (478 x 456)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Harris, 1963, p. 74
Harris, 1995, p. 73
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 74
Harris, 1995, p. 73
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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