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  • image SM Adam volume 23/130

Reference number

SM Adam volume 23/130

Purpose

[19] Finished drawing for a chimneypiece for the dining room, unexecuted, 12 November 1778

Aspect

Elevation with an urn tablet, wreath capitals, and tapered stiles ornamented with ram masks, lion masks, urns, and rosettes enclosed by figure-of-eight wreaths

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney Piece for the Eating room at Weald Hall / Dining room (in pencil)

Signed and dated

  • November 1778
    Adelphi / 12t Novr 1778

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (406 x 292)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 30
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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