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[11] Alternative preliminary design for the saloon and sofa, 1771, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 6/153
Purpose
[11] Alternative preliminary design for the saloon and sofa, 1771, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough, unfinished elevation of a sofa, with turned legs, ball feet, a fluted seat rail, scrolling arms and back, a central medallion surmounted by an urn on the top rail, and the back is ornamented with an urn, arabesques, and anthemia
Scale
to a rough scale
Signed and dated
- 1771
datable to 1771
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (435 x 255)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Harris, 1963, p. 94
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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