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[36] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the study (now the China Room) 1766, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/138
Purpose
[36] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the study (now the China Room) 1766, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with an arched alcove on one side, ornamented with hexagonal panels enclosing rosettes. The central flat has circular compartments containing rosettes, with lozenges enclosing rosettes in between, and with a border of Greek key fret
Scale
bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of a Study for Edwin Lascelles Esqr at Gawthorp
Signed and dated
- 1766
1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (384 x 264)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
Mauchline, 1992, p. 154
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Mauchline, 1992, p. 154
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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