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Designs for four panels of varying sizes showing spiral decoration and arabesques, probably for the decoration of a pilaster. Also on the sheet are several slight, unfinished details.
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Reference number
Adam vol.7/92
Purpose
Designs for four panels of varying sizes showing spiral decoration and arabesques, probably for the decoration of a pilaster. Also on the sheet are several slight, unfinished details.
Aspect
Details
verso details
Inscribed
Inscribed in pencil in a contemporary hand one third
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1762-63
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil
212 x 152
Hand
James Adam, Office of
Verso
Design in pen and pencil for the decoration of a pilaster with foliage, rosette and oak leaves; two details of Guilloche.
Watermark
crown and coat of arms [part]
Notes
The drawings on both recto and verso can be compared with the panel decoration shown in Adam vol.7/14.
Level
Drawing
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