[31] Finished drawing for an organ case for the music room, May 1781

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Town houses
  - London
    - Cumberland House, 86 Pall Mall, London: designs for the interior, and additions to the house for the Duke of Cumberland, August 1780 - January 1788 (69)
      - Designs for the interior decoration, including the great dining room, music room, eating room, drawing rooms and boudoir (59)
        Preliminary designs and finished drawings for two alternative designs for an organ case for the music room, April-May 1781 (4)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 25/18

Purpose

[31] Finished drawing for an organ case for the music room, May 1781

Aspect

Plan as Adam volume 25/19, but without pencil annotations

Scale

bar scale of 7/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Design for an Organ Case for His Royal Highness The Duke of Cumberland

Signed and dated

May 1781
Adelphi / 2d May 1781

Medium and dimensions

Pen and coloured washes including terre verte and yellow ochre on laid paper (400 x 611)

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
Stillman, 1966, p. 87
Beard, 1978, p. 66
King, 2001, Volume II, pp. 273, 275
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

Original Drawings of Robert and James Adam, Kenwood House, London, 1953

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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