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[52] Finished drawing for a mirror frame, 1768
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/61
Purpose
[52] Finished drawing for a mirror frame, 1768
Aspect
Elevation composed of two volutes forming a peltoid shield, and ornamented with rosettes, a shell, anthemia, and a circular figurative panel surmounted by a crown
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, wash and coloured washes including Indian yellow on laid paper (292 x 421)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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