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[3] Design for a ceiling for the library, 1765, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/125
Purpose
[3] Design for a ceiling for the library, 1765, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular, compartmental ceiling, heavily moulded with cross-shaped compartments containing rosettes enclosed by guilloche, and square containing fans, and rectangles containing medallions, and with a border of fret and guilloche
Scale
bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Library at Burghleigh in the hand of William Adam
Signed and dated
- 1765
1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (423 x 296)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 5
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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