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[28] Preliminary design for a sundial, c1761-71, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/213
Purpose
[28] Preliminary design for a sundial, c1761-71, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a sundial set within a landscape, ornamented with cable moulding, fluting, spiral fluting and anthemia
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Lord Shelburne / Dial
Signed and dated
- 1761-1771
date range: 1761-71
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (292 x 196)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 4
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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