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[63] Finished drawing for a counterpane for the state bed, 1776, executed with minor alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/159
Purpose
[63] Finished drawing for a counterpane for the state bed, 1776, executed with minor alterations
Aspect
Plan of a counterpane, ornamented with a central oval medallion containing an eagle, and calyx within a lozenge, encircled by an oval band of enclosed rosettes, calyx, and a guilloche-shaped wreath with small medallions containing urns of flowers in each of the small circles, and with a border of anthemia enclosed within lozenges of beading. The sides of the tester are ornamented with bands of rosettes, and calyx, anthemia enclosed within lozenges of beading, tassels, and with lambrequins containing wreaths
Scale
bar scale of 1 2/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Counterpane for the Bed for Robert Child Esqr at Osterly
Signed and dated
- August 1775
Adelphi August19t 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including terre verte on laid paper (448 x 589)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 25
Harris, 1963, pp. 51, 99
Tomlin, 1972, p. 61
Harris, 2001, p. 177
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, pp. 51, 99
Tomlin, 1972, p. 61
Harris, 2001, p. 177
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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