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[11] Finished drawing for a ceiling or a carpet, c1765-66, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 15/7
Purpose
[11] Finished drawing for a ceiling or a carpet, c1765-66, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a square, compartmental design, divided into squares containing a central fan encircled by anthemia, peltoid shields, a band of fluting, and arabesques, and in the corners of the central compartment are smaller square compartments containing enclosed rosettes and calyx, and with a border of scrolled hearts
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- 1765-66
date range: 1765-66
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including pink and verdigris within a single ruled border on laid paper (425 x 494)
Hand
Giuseppe Manocchi
Literature
Spiers, 1979, 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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