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Reference number

SM Adam volume 11/10

Purpose

[14] Design for a ceiling for a bedroom on the first floor, 1759

Aspect

Plan of a square ceiling with a central rosette framed by masks, festoons and an outer fret work band

Scale

bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Cieling for the Rt Honble Admiral Boscawen

Signed and dated

  • 1759
    1759

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (264 x 299)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 17
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

Building a Dialogue: The Architect and the Client, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 17 February - 9 May 2015

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk