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[69] Preliminary design for a chimney board for the state bedchamber, 1778
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/139
Purpose
[69] Preliminary design for a chimney board for the state bedchamber, 1778
Aspect
Elevation of a square board with a segmental figurative tablet, and vesica-shaped figurative medallions, and a ground ornamented with urns, bows, festoons, arabesques, anthemia, winged sphinxes, and tripod pedestals ornamented with festoons, anthemia and ram heads
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Board for the Bed Chamber at Osterly
Signed and dated
- August 1778
Adelphi / 22d Augst 1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (406 x 291)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 25
Tomlin, 1972, p. 66
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Tomlin, 1972, p. 66
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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