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[5] Design for a ceiling for the staircase, 1765, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/121
Purpose
[5] Design for a ceiling for the staircase, 1765, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central rosette, encircled by guilloche, anthemia, calyx, an octagonal band of fluting, fans, festoons, bows, and wreaths
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Staircase in Mr Rogers New house
Signed and dated
- 1765
1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (288 x 249)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 41
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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