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[37] Preliminary design for a ceiling, 1761
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/71
Purpose
[37] Preliminary design for a ceiling, 1761
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with a large irregular octagonal compartment entwined with ivy, containing a circular band of Vitruvian scroll, with corner medallions over thyrsi, and a border of anthemia and calyx
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for William Drake Esqr at Shardeloes
Signed and dated
- 1761
1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (432 x 337)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
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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