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[2] Finished drawing for a ceiling, 1766
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/186
Purpose
[2] Finished drawing for a ceiling, 1766
Aspect
Plan of a deeply coved rectangular ceiling with a central enclosed rosette, encircled by enclosed anthemia, enclosed rosettes, arabesques, anthemia and a band of fret. The flat part of the ceiling has a border of scrolled heart moulding, and the cove is ornamented with swags, husks, bows and rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Coved Ceiling for a Room in Mrs Ann Pitt's House / at Kensington Gore
Signed and dated
- 1766
Robt Adam Arch 1766 / 1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and coloured washes including pink and verdigris within a single ruled border on laid paper (517 x 359)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 41
Survey of London, Volume 38, 1975, p. 12
King, 1992, Volume II, p. 180
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Survey of London, Volume 38, 1975, p. 12
King, 1992, Volume II, p. 180
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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