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[5] Record drawing for a ceiling for the saloon, 1767, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/227
Purpose
[5] Record drawing for a ceiling for the saloon, 1767, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular, coved ceiling, with a tripartite central flat, divided by borders of anthemia and rinceaux; with a central square compartment containing a medallion, encircled by enclosed anthemia, lunettes and fans; and the square is flanked by bordering rectangular compartments containing lunettes of paterae, and lozenges of calyx; and the central flat has an outer border of Vitruvian scroll with foliage. The cove is ornamented with medallions, and lunettes containing enclosed anthemia
Scale
bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Saloon at Nostel and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1767
1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including pink and verdigris on laid paper (583 x 422)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Giuseppe Sacco, William Hamilton or J.P. Laurent
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 24
Harris, 2001, p. 355
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 219
Knox and Raikes, 2008, p. 24
Sands, 2012, Volume 2, pp. 105, 109
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2001, p. 355
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 219
Knox and Raikes, 2008, p. 24
Sands, 2012, Volume 2, pp. 105, 109
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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