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[5] Design for a chimneypiece for the library, 1763, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/130
Purpose
[5] Design for a chimneypiece for the library, 1763, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation and profile of a chimneypiece, with spirally fluted, engaged Doric column stiles, with a fluted lining ornamented with rosettes, and egg and dart moulding, with a Doric frieze of triglyphs, enclosed rosettes, and wreaths, and with a mantel ornamented with dentils
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Library at Audley End and some dimensions given in pencil
Signed and dated
- 1763
1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (357 x 292)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Scara or Benedetto Napoletano
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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