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[72] Design for a tripod, 1778, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/63
Purpose
[72] Design for a tripod, 1778, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a tripod with a base ornamented with a band of enclosed anthemia, three winged griffins and a band of fluting. The tripod has paw feet and is ornamented with arabesques and an urn surmounted by a tubular flower and a draped figure. Above this there is a rosette, lion masks and festoons of husks. This is all surmounted by a band of foil and thyrsi
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Design of a Tripod for Lady Home
Signed and dated
- 1778
1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Indian yellow on laid paper (166 x 439)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 26
Harris, 1963, p. 57
Whinney, 1969, p. 68
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 26
Harris, 1963, p. 57
Whinney, 1969, p. 68
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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