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[45] Preliminary design for a convex mirror for the ante room, 1768
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/60
Purpose
[45] Preliminary design for a convex mirror for the ante room, 1768
Aspect
Part elevation arranged around a small circular frame ornamented with arabesques. One arm is drawn and is connected by a swag and takes the form of an elaborate vase ornamented with ram masks, a lion mask and swags
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/4 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
For The Earl of Coventry
Signed and dated
- 1768
1768
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (342 x 232)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
Harris, 2001, p. 63
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
Harris, 2001, p. 63
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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