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[15] Design for a ceiling possibly for a room on the first floor, 1759
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/7
Purpose
[15] Design for a ceiling possibly for a room on the first floor, 1759
Aspect
Plan of a square ceiling, with a central circular compartment containing a fan shaped decoration of eight alternating, fluted and arabesque panels with outer medallion, figured panels and festoons, and an outer border of palmette and anthemia
Scale
bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for Admiral Boscawen / 'B' (in pencil in the hand of A.T. Bolton)
Signed and dated
- 1759
1759
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (336 x 388)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with inscription in the hand of William Adam with an addition by A.T. Bolton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 17
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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