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[40] Design for a ceiling for the ante room, 1766, executed with alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/42
Purpose
[40] Design for a ceiling for the ante room, 1766, executed with alterations
Aspect
Plan of a square ceiling centred on a rosette encircled by a fan with a foliate diamond pattern, encircled by swags. In the four corners the swags connect to lions masks with circular panels containing rosettes encircled by fans in their mouths
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Cieling for the Anti Room at The Earl of Coventry's house in Piccadilly
Signed and dated
- 1766
1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (344 x 386)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 309
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 309
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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