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[73] Preliminary design for a fire screen, c1777, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/217
Purpose
[73] Preliminary design for a fire screen, c1777, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a fire screen with sabre legs and paw feet surmounted by a turned support. The screen is ornamented with flora, and is surmounted by putti bearing festoons. The screen pole is surmounted by a thyrsus
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Lady Homes firescreen
Signed and dated
- c1777
c1777
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (354 x 624)
Hand
Possibly
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 27
Harris, 1963, p. 57
Whinney, 1969, p. 68
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 27
Harris, 1963, p. 57
Whinney, 1969, p. 68
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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