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[44] Design for a chimneypiece for Edwin Lascelles's bed chamber, 1768
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/190
Purpose
[44] Design for a chimneypiece for Edwin Lascelles's bed chamber, 1768
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with drops of calyx in the stiles, surmounted by consoles, with a fluted frieze, and a large tablet containing a mask and rinceaux of scrolled foliage, and with enclosed patera in the capitals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Bed Chamber at Harewood (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1768
1768
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (407 x 291)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
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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