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[9] Preliminary design for an ironwork balustrade, c1777, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 52/3
Purpose
[9] Preliminary design for an ironwork balustrade, c1777, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a balustrade with tapering term pilasters alternating with turned supports baring urns. These are linked by festoons of calyx, and are surmounted by an arched band with spandrels ornamented with anthemia
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Iron Balustrade for Lady Home (in pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1777
c1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (228 x 170)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 27
Whinney, 1969, p. 60
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 27
Whinney, 1969, p. 60
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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