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[9] Preliminary design for pier glass and overmantel mirror frames for the drawing room, 1776
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/153
Purpose
[9] Preliminary design for pier glass and overmantel mirror frames for the drawing room, 1776
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular pier glass frame, ornamented with waterleaf, and surmounted by an urn, and with a pencil-drawn annotation showing a large-scale detail and section of the frame
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass for the Piers between Windows in Drawing room for / Anthony Chamier Esqr at Epsom / bottom of frieze (in pencil) / at large (in pencil) / Top of Slab (in pencil)
Signed and dated
- May 1776
Adelphi / May 20t 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (266 x 389)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 13
Harris, 1963, Index p. 49
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 49
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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