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[17] Finished drawing for a sofa for the drawing room, 20 January 1773
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/80
Purpose
[17] Finished drawing for a sofa for the drawing room, 20 January 1773
Aspect
Elevation with round, fluted, tapered legs, ball feet, a fluted seat rail with festoons and a sea-horse medallion, and a scrolled top rail ornamented with reed and ribbon, and a central pendant
Scale
bar scale of 1 7/10 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Sopha for His Grace The Duke of Bolton
Signed and dated
- January 1773
Adelphi / Janry 20t 1773
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including Indian yellow and pink on laid paper (291 x 430)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Harris, 1963, p. 94
Harris, 1995, p. 73
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 94
Harris, 1995, p. 73
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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