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[4] Design for a pier glass frame, 1784; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 3/16
Purpose
[4] Design for a pier glass frame, 1784; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Elevation of a pier glass mirror frame as Adam volume 20/256, but with the addition of a pencil-drawn wreath around the mask in the apron, and in the upper portion of the frame is shown a pencil-drawn fan arranged around a segmental medallion, and flanked by enclosed rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- 1784
datable to 1784
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and Indian yellow and sepia washes in laid paper (261 x 396)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam
Watermark
Cartouche surmounted by fleur de lis
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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