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[15] Record drawing for the ceiling for the hall, 1772, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/230
Purpose
[15] Record drawing for the ceiling for the hall, 1772, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a compartmental rectangular ceiling, divided by bands of scrolled hearts, with a central circular panel containing a rosette enclosed by a fan of fluting, encircled by lunettes of rosettes within fans, a band of Vitruvian scroll, and peltoid shields. This is framed by compartments of rinceaux, enclosed rosettes, and outer compartments of enclosed rosettes within lozenges, flanking a rectangular compartment containing festoons, cameos, and a segmental panel containing a patera within a fluted fan, a band of cable moulding; and with a border composed of a fan enclosing rosettes
Scale
bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Ceiling of the Hall at Nostel / A / A / B / B and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1772
1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (465 x 533)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 24
Harris, 2001, p. 355
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 219
Sands, 2012, Volume 2. pp. 135, 137
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2001, p. 355
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 219
Sands, 2012, Volume 2. pp. 135, 137
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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