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[5] Design for the ceiling of the dining room, 1766, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/190
Purpose
[5] Design for the ceiling of the dining room, 1766, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central rosette enclosed by fluting, reed and ribbon intertwined with figure-of-eight oak leaves, festoons, four military trophies incorporating a peltoid shield
Scale
bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Dining room at Ugbrooke in Devonshire (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1766
1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (279 x 216)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 30
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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