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[13] Design for the ceiling for the library, 1766, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/191
Purpose
[13] Design for the ceiling for the library, 1766, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central fan encircled by acanthus leaves, ogee-shaped festoons, enclosed rosettes, lunette-shaped flowers, and a circular band of rosettes enclosed within octagons
Scale
bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Library at Ugbrooke in Devonshire (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1766
1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (312 x 242)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, and title inscription in the hand of William Adam (14) , with pencil annotations in the hand of Robert 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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