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Reference number

SM Adam volume 22/92

Purpose

[21] Design for a chimneypiece for the cube room, 1763, as executed

Aspect

Elevation and detail of side elevation of a chimneypiece with volute stiles and a frieze of calyx and anthemia enclosed by scrolled heart

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Chimney Piece for the Square room at Bowood / Lord Shelburne Square room (in feint pencil)

Signed and dated

  • 1763
    1763

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (405 x 275)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 4
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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

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