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[5] Finished drawing for an overmantel mirror frame, 1770
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/81
Purpose
[5] Finished drawing for an overmantel mirror frame, 1770
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular mirror frame, ornamented with fluting, and reed and ribbon, and bound with acanthus leaves, with candle branches attached at the right-hand bottom corner, and surmounted by rinceaux, rosettes, and anthemia
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Glass for the Honourable Mrs Ann Pitt
Signed and dated
- 1770
1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including Indian yellow on laid paper (499 x 397)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
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
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