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[13] Finished drawing for an overmantel for the back drawing room, 1770, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/40
Purpose
[13] Finished drawing for an overmantel for the back drawing room, 1770, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of an overmantel, oval mirror frame, with the frame composed of reed and ribbon, encircled by enclosed anthemia, acanthus leaf arabesques, and four wreaths of bell flowers
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame over Chimney in back 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 (291 x 445)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
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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