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[14] Preliminary design for a bedstead, c1761-63, there is no evidence that these designs were executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/162
Purpose
[14] Preliminary design for a bedstead, c1761-63, there is no evidence that these designs were executed
Aspect
Plan of a counterpane ornamented with a border of wreaths of acanthus leaves and ivy, and an outer band of Vitruvian scroll motif
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Counterpane for their Majestys
Signed and dated
- 1763
datable to 1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (298 x 574)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly George Richardson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, index p. 35
Harris, 1963, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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