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[12] Design for a ceiling for the dressing room, 5 May 1774, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/152
Purpose
[12] Design for a ceiling for the dressing room, 5 May 1774, as executed
Aspect
Plan of an elliptical ceiling, with a central elliptical medallion encircled by bands of rosettes, and rosettes enclosed by figure-of-eight calyx
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Dressing room at Ardencaple / Picture
Signed and dated
- 05/05/1774
Adelphi / 5t May 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (279 x 236)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 2
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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