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[5] Preliminary design for alternative wall bracket, c1765-78
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/23
Purpose
[5] Preliminary design for alternative wall bracket, c1765-78
Aspect
Elevation of a wall bracket, with a top rail ornamented with egg and dart, bead and reel, Vitruvian scroll, and beneath the body is fluted, partly filleted, and ornamented with acanthus leaves to each side, and beneath is a band of reed and ribbon, unlobed acanthus leaves, beading, and at the base is an acorn
Scale
full size, or to a scale near full size
Inscribed
Bracket for Wm Locke Esqr (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1765-1778
date range: 1765-78
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (344 x 478)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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