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[17] Record drawing for the ceiling of the staircase, 1767, presumed to be as executed but not surviving
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/114
Purpose
[17] Record drawing for the ceiling of the staircase, 1767, presumed to be as executed but not surviving
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling centred on a diamond compartment containing acanthus leaves, fluting and anthemia, at each corner the diamond is encircled by garlands containing enclosed rosettes and calyx
Scale
bar scale of 5/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the Staircase at Kenwood
Signed and dated
- 1767
1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (455 x 302)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
Bryant, 1990, p. 11
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 115
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Bryant, 1990, p. 11
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 115
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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