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[8] Alternative preliminary design for the ceiling for the great room, 1765
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 8/123
Purpose
[8] Alternative preliminary design for the ceiling for the great room, 1765
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular tripartite ceiling with a border of anthemia in scrolled hearts. There is a central rosette encircled by a fan and garlands containing rosettes
Scale
to a rough scale
Inscribed
Ld Coventry Great Room
Signed and dated
- 1765
datable to 1765
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (579 x 373)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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