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[47] Design for a pier glass frame for the bedchamber, 1778, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/173
Purpose
[47] Design for a pier glass frame for the bedchamber, 1778, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of an oval pier glass frame, with an apron consisting of a wreath, drop calyx, arabesques and rosettes. The frame is surmounted by a shell bearing an arabesque, supported by a socle ornamented with anthemia. The wall fixture is ornamented with an anthemion enclosed within a wreath of husks, arabesques and rosettes. This is linked to the frame with a chain ornamented with ribbons, which connects to flanking terms
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Pier Glass for the Bed Chamber at Apsley House
Signed and dated
- January 1778
Adelphi / 31st Janry 1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Indian yellow on laid paper (291 x 428)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Verso
Preliminary designs for ornamentation of arabesques, figure of eight husks and guilloche
Watermark
GR surmounted by a fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Notes
It is not known whether this design was executed.
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
Harris, 1963 p. 57
Harris, 2001(b), pp. 100- 101
Lea, 2005, p. 11
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963 p. 57
Harris, 2001(b), pp. 100- 101
Lea, 2005, p. 11
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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