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[19] Preliminary design for tripod candle stand for the first drawing room (now the Piccadilly room), c1778, possibly executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 6/50
Purpose
[19] Preliminary design for tripod candle stand for the first drawing room (now the Piccadilly room), c1778, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a niche containing a tripod candle stand with a base composed of winged griffins, an oval figurative medallion and festoons. This is surmounted by a tripod supporting a lekythos and an urn flanked by candle branches
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Niche for Tripod at Lady Bathurst’s
Signed and dated
- c1778
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (251 x 428)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Harris, 1963, p.57
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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