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[115] Record drawing for friezes, n.d.
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 53/33
Purpose
[115] Record drawing for friezes, n.d.
Aspect
Elevation of friezes for Edwin Lascelles's dressing room, the saloon, the 1st and 2nd drawing rooms, and the gallery. The frieze for Edwin Lascelles's dressing room is composed of urns. The frieze for the saloon is composed of urns on calyx socles, alternating with palmettes supported by rinceaux. The frieze for the 1st drawing room is composed of calyx in between alternating eagles and anthemia enclosed by scrolled hearts. The frieze for the 2nd drawing room is composed of fans in between lozenges of beading and rosettes, enclosing medallions containing putti riding sea-horses. The frieze for the gallery is composed of double calyx in between guilloche enclosing rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Dressing room / Saloon / 1st Drawing room / 2d Drawing room / Gallery
Signed and dated
- N.D.
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (291 x 470)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly James Adam
Watermark
VLVD and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche
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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