[11] Design for a confidante sofa, 1780, as executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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    - Hill Street, number 31 (later 17), London, designs for a rear elevation, interiors and furniture, for Sir Abraham Hume, 1778-1780 (64)
      - Preliminary design for a chair and designs for a chair, sofas and a confident sofa, 1779-1780, as executed (5)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 17/83

Purpose

[11] Design for a confidante sofa, 1780, as executed

Aspect

Elevation of a confidante sofa articulated by eight turned, fluted legs and turned feet. As Adam volume 17/84, but with additional cabochons bearing anthemia surmounting the seat rail

Scale

bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Design of a Confidente for Sir Abraham Hume

Signed and dated

March 1780
9. March 1780

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and coloured washes including pink, Indian yellow and olive green on laid paper (446 x 237)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison

Verso

Ink, (and in modern curatorial hand, pencil) vol 17 99

Watermark

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 41
Harris, 1963, pp. 56, 96-97
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

Original Drawings of Robert and James Adam, Kenwood House, London, 1953

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