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[23] Record drawing for a chimneypiece for the tea pavilion, c1763-65
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/145
Purpose
[23] Record drawing for a chimneypiece for the tea pavilion, c1763-65
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with fluted volute stiles ornamented with acanthus leaves, with a plain lining, and a fluted frieze, with a tablet containing arabesques, with a mantel ornamented with dentils, and with enclosed rosettes in the capitals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece in the Cottage at Moor Park
Signed and dated
- 1763-1765
date range: 1763-65
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (388 x 291)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly George Richardson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
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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