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[1] Preliminary design for a mirror frame, 1765
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/7
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a mirror frame, 1765
Aspect
Elevation of an oval mirror, the frame ornamented with figure-of-eight foliage, arabesques, rosettes, and an anthemion, and with two candle branches attached. The frame is hung from a lion mask, flanked by arabesques with an apron of festoons, by a rope ornamented with a bow
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame for Lady Betty Macfarlane
Signed and dated
- 1765
1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (241 x 422)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or Giuseppe Sacco, and the title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 56
Harris, 1963, Index p. 59
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 59
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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