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[7] Finished drawing for an overmantel for the front drawing room, 1770
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/38
Purpose
[7] Finished drawing for an overmantel for the front drawing room, 1770
Aspect
Elevation of an overmantel, tripartite mirror frame, articulated by terms ornamented with calyx, and surmounted by tubular flowers, and further calyx, forming curved tops to each of the three compartments of the mirror. The central compartment has bands of calyx coming together to form a heart-shape, which is surmounted by a medallion
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Glass to be placed over the Chimney in the Front Drawing Room at Mr Childs / in Berkly Square
Signed and dated
- 1770
1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including Indian yellow and cerulean blue on laid paper (358 x 584)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
XD&C within a cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 35
Harris, 1963, p. 54
Harris, 2000, p. 43
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 54
Harris, 2000, p. 43
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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