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[27] Finished drawing for a mirror frame for the music room, 1781
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/227
Purpose
[27] Finished drawing for a mirror frame for the music room, 1781
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular mirror frame, with two narrow courses of cable moulding around the glass, and surmounted by two volutes, supporting reclining female figures with musical instruments, flanking a large lyre surmounted by an urn
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame for the Music Room at Cumberland House
Signed and dated
- 1781
1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including Indian yellow and cerulean blue on laid paper (263 x 442)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, and title inscription in the hand of Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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