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[1] Design for a ceiling for the tapestry room, 1775
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 14/18
Purpose
[1] Design for a ceiling for the tapestry room, 1775
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular compartmental ceiling, with a central rectangular compartment containing alternating octagons and squares, containing medallions, festoons, and enclosed rosettes, and this central compartment is framed by further narrow rectangular compartments containing enclosed rosettes and calyx, and with square compartments in the corners containing rosettes enclosed within fans
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Tapestry room for Sir Henry Bridgeman Bart.
Signed and dated
- June 1775
Adelphi / 10t. June 1775.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Indian yellow, pink, and cerulean blue on laid paper (583 x 423)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 52
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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