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[13] Design for a ceiling for the ante room, 1775
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 14/10
Purpose
[13] Design for a ceiling for the ante room, 1775
Aspect
Plan of a circular ceiling, with a central rosette, enclosed within a fan ornamented with calyx, set within a circular frame which is encircled by festoons, and the whole is encircled by a wreath of calyx punctuated by eight medallions
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the Ant room at Anthony Chamier Esqrs at Epsom
Signed and dated
- February 1775
Adelphi / 14t Febry 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and terre verte wash on laid paper (445 x 326)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 13
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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