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[82] Record drawing for a carpet for the Etruscan dressing room, 1775
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/190
Purpose
[82] Record drawing for a carpet for the Etruscan dressing room, 1775
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular carpet as Adam volume 17/189
Scale
bar scale of 7/10 inch to one foot
Inscribed
Carpet for the Etruscan Dressing room at Osterly
Signed and dated
- October 1775
Adelphi / 11t Octr 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including yellow ochre, black and verdigris on laid paper (507 x 398)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 25
Harris, 1963, p. 51
Harris, 2001, p. 179
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 51
Harris, 2001, p. 179
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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