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[19] Finished drawing for door furniture for the great dining room in the Etruscan style, 1780-81
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/75
Purpose
[19] Finished drawing for door furniture for the great dining room in the Etruscan style, 1780-81
Aspect
Elevation of a design for door furniture, drawn on a diagonal perspective. The oval lock is flanked by handles, and the whole is ornamented with calyx, bell flowers, rosettes and beading
Scale
full size
Inscribed
Duke of Cumberland
Signed and dated
- 1780-1781
date range: 1780-1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and coloured washes including black and yellow ochre on laid paper (183 x 205)
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, 2001, p. 11
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Harris, 2001, p. 11
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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