[1] Design for a chimneypiece for the parlour of an unknown house, 1783; it is not known if this design was executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Mr Nettleship: designs for a pier glass and two chimneypieces; it is not known if these designs were executed, 1783-84 (5)
    - Design for a chimneypiece for the parlour of an unknown house, 1783; it is not known if this design was executed (1)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/158

Purpose

[1] Design for a chimneypiece for the parlour of an unknown house, 1783; it is not known if this design was executed

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece, with stiles ornamented with floral drops hung from lion masks; a plain lining and frieze; a tablet containing a cameo enclosed within a wreath, and flanked by festoons of beading and lamps, and with enclosed oval medallions in the capitals

Scale

bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney piece for the Parlor at Mr Nettleships / parlor (in pencil)

Signed and dated

21/06/1783
Adelphi / 21st. June 1783

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (430 x 285)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam or Robert Morison

Watermark

VI surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 56
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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