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[18] Preliminary design for the ceiling for the ante room for Lord Scarsdale, 1772, probably as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/66
Purpose
[18] Preliminary design for the ceiling for the ante room for Lord Scarsdale, 1772, probably as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with a chimneybreast on one side, and with a central oval compartment framed by festoons and medallions, and containing urns, griffons, and a diamond enclosing guilloche enclosing rosettes. With rough pencil underdrawing
Scale
bar scale of 7/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the Anti room at Lord Scarsdale's in Mansfield Street
Signed and dated
- 1772
1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (385 x 255)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 42
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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