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[38] Finished drawing for a mirror frame for Lady Coventry's octagonal dressing room, 1768, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/62
Purpose
[38] Finished drawing for a mirror frame for Lady Coventry's octagonal dressing room, 1768, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a circular mirror frame with a base is composed of two eagles. The frame is ornamented with two intersecting foliate volutes forming a garland, a peltoid shield, sculpted female half figures, and a circular coat of arms surmounted by a crown
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/4 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame[s] for Lady Coventry's Dressing room
Signed and dated
- 1768
1768
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including Indian yellow and cerulean blue on laid paper (291 x 421)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
Harris, 2001, pp. 61, 63
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
Harris, 2001, pp. 61, 63
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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