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[43] Design for a chimneypiece for the ante room, 1765, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/64
Purpose
[43] Design for a chimneypiece for the ante room, 1765, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with piers ornamented with diminishing figure of eight husks surmounted by masks and the frieze is ornamented with vases, swags, peltoid shields, and rosettes
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
another Design for a Chimney piece
Signed and dated
- 1765
1765
Medium and dimensions
(Adam volume 22/64-65) Pen and wash on laid paper (228 x 405)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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