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[9] Design for a ceiling for the octagonal dressing room, as executed, c1786
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 14/89
Purpose
[9] Design for a ceiling for the octagonal dressing room, as executed, c1786
Aspect
Plan of an octagonal ceiling, divided into nine compartments. With a central square compartment ornamented with a figurative roundel, enclosed within an octagonal border, and the corners are ornamented with oak leaves. This is surrounded by bands dividing the compartments, and the bands are ornamented with rosettes, beading, and guilloche enclosing calyx. Beyond this there are four compartments containing fans and a band of calyx, and there are four corner compartments ornamented with figurative cameos and a band of calyx
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
(in modern curatorial hand A.T. Bolton, pencil) 89 / 89 / Hon. W.G. Hamilton. / Library. / Marlborough House / Brighton / now Government [_ _ _] offices / A.T.B. / 1923 / see 95 / fireplace / niche / Door / niche / niche / [_ _ _ _] door / niche
Signed and dated
- c1786
c1786
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (525 x 357)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, and with inscription in modern curatorial hand, A.T. Bolton
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, and with inscription in modern curatorial hand, A.T. Bolton
Watermark
Fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Miele, 1998, p. 160, 163
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 136
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 136
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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