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[105] Design for a plate warmer, c1760-62
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/88
Purpose
[105] Design for a plate warmer, c1760-62
Aspect
Elevation of a cistern or vase with tripod legs and paw feet, an apron of swags hung from lion masks, a body ornamented with multiple female figures in relief, a frieze of fluting, and a lid ornamented with laurel leaves
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
For Sir Nathaniel Curzon Bart
Signed and dated
- 1760-1762
date range: 1760-62
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (207 x 350)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
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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