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[5] Design for a ceiling, 1763, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/91
Purpose
[5] Design for a ceiling, 1763, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling divided into lozenges by bands of oak leaves, each containing a patera encircled by an octagon interwoven with a vine, and outside the lozenges are military trophies enclosed within wreaths
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for Fonthill (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- May 1763
May 1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (258 x 221)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam or George Richardson, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 13
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
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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