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[36] Preliminary design for the ceilng for the eating room, 3 August 1780, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 14/75
Purpose
[36] Preliminary design for the ceilng for the eating room, 3 August 1780, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, divided into nine octagonal compartments. The central compartment contains an oval medallion, encircled by a fan. In the side compartments are rectangular panels containing royal and military iconography, and in the corner compartments are enclosed rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Eating room Cumberland House / (and in pencil) / Cieling of Eating room Cumberland House / L Green / Light Green / Dark Yellow / Light Green / Light Green
Signed and dated
- August 1780
3d August 1780
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (415 x 602)
Hand
Adam office hands, possibly Robert Morison or Robert Adam, with title inscription by Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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