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[50] Record drawing for a carpet for the tapestry room, 1775, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/188
Purpose
[50] Record drawing for a carpet for the tapestry room, 1775, as executed
Aspect
Plan as Adam volume 17/187, but without enclosed rosettes in the border
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Carpet for the Tapestry room at Osterly
Signed and dated
- July 1775
Adelphi / 8t July 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Naples yellow and pink on laid paper (482 x 449)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 25
Harris, 1963, p. 51
Harris, 2001, p. 173
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 51
Harris, 2001, p. 173
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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