[51] Preliminary design for a carpet, c1799, possibly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Town houses
  - London
    - Hill Street, number 31 (later 17), London, designs for a rear elevation, interiors and furniture, for Sir Abraham Hume, 1778-1780 (64)
      - Preliminary design and record drawing for a carpet for the great drawing room, 1779, possibly executed (2)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 5/45

Purpose

[51] Preliminary design for a carpet, c1799, possibly executed

Aspect

Plan of a tripartite carpet with apsidal ends, and with the central rectangular compartment ornamented with a patera enclosed within an oval band of foil, and a border of contiguous wreaths. Beyond this there is a further oval band of enclosed flora, bordered by Vitruvian scroll, and the corners are ornamented with swags and rosettes enclosed within roundels. The central compartment is flanked by narrow strip compartments, containing wreaths of olive branches enclosing rosettes, and each compartment is bordered with fret. The apsidal ends are ornamented with a part-patera, enclosed within a fan ornamented with calyx

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

Carpet for Sir Abraham Hume’s Great Room / Recess / 2 feet space for Chairs / Purple / slab / Green / yellow / Purple / Yellow / yellow / Green and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

c1799
c1799

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (344 x 585)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Literature

Harris, 1963, p. 56
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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