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[3] Design for a ceiling for the hall, 1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/160
Purpose
[3] Design for a ceiling for the hall, 1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and section of a domed ceiling with a central patera enclosed within a fan encircled by festoons of husks. Beyond this drop calyx and rosettes divide the ceiling into segments, and all of this is enclosed within a band of Vitruvian scroll
Scale
bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the Hall at Lady Home's in Portman Square
Signed and dated
- 1775
1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (367 x 313)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand possibly Joseph Bonomi
Office hand possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 26
Whinney, 1969, pp. 29, 60
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 287
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 26
Whinney, 1969, pp. 29, 60
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 287
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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