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[10] Record drawing for the ceiling drawing room, as executed, July 1772
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/36
Purpose
[10] Record drawing for the ceiling drawing room, as executed, July 1772
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with a chimney breast, divided into three compartments and ornamented with inset medallions, fans and bands of enclosed rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the Drawing room at Bolton House
Signed and dated
- July 1772
Adelphi / 28t July 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and coloured washes including verdigris on laid paper (426 x 667)
Hand
Adam office hand
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Harris, 1995, pp. 71-72
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1995, pp. 71-72
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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