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[17] Working drawing for curtain cornices for the great dining room in the Etruscan style, presumed to have been executed, 1780
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/118
Purpose
[17] Working drawing for curtain cornices for the great dining room in the Etruscan style, presumed to have been executed, 1780
Aspect
Elevation of a full size detail of a curtain cornice, ornamented with patera enclosed by fans, calyx, beading, waterleaf, and crockets of anthemia
Scale
full size
Inscribed
Curtain Cornice for the Great Dining room at Cumberland House
Signed and dated
- November 1780
Adelphi / 17 November 1780
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, wash and coloured washes including black and yellow ochre on laid paper (315 x 411)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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