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[24] Unfinished design for the chimneypiece for the great drawing room, as executed 1777
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/276
Purpose
[24] Unfinished design for the chimneypiece for the great drawing room, as executed 1777
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with winged-sphinxes in the capitals, enclosed flowers along the frieze, and stiles ornamented with rams heads, patera, ox skulls, festoons, anthemia, medallions and an urn
Scale
bar scale of 1 4/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Great Drawing Room at Bolton House / Incorrect
Signed and dated
- 1777
Adelphi / 31st July 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes on laid paper (290 x 405)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Index p. 48
Harris, 1995, p. 73
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1995, p. 73
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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