Design for a chimneypiece and designs for a fire grate for the great drawing room, 1779 (4)

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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)

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Design for a chimneypiece and designs for a fire grate for the great drawing room, 1779 (4)

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A chimneypiece of a similar design survives intact and in situ. The chimneypiece frieze, however, appears to be missing its central tablet depicting putti. It was possibly removed at a later date, or the design itself was altered and simplified upon execution.

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Contents of Design for a chimneypiece and designs for a fire grate for the great drawing room, 1779 (4)

[39] Design for a chimneypiece for the great drawing room, 1779, executed with alterations
[40] Preliminary design for a fire grate for the great drawing room, c1799, possibly executed
[41] Unfinished design for a fire grate for the great drawing room, 1779, possibly executed
[42] Design for a fire grate for the great drawing room, 1779, possibly executed