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[5] Design for a chimneypiece for the hall, 1765, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/144
Purpose
[5] Design for a chimneypiece for the hall, 1765, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with fluted volute stiles, an unornamented lining, with a frieze and capitals ornamented with enclosed rosettes within lozenges, and a mantel ornamented with acanthus leaves, and dentils
Scale
bar scale of 1 7/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Hall for John Sargent Esqr (in pen) and some illegibly feint pencil inscriptions
Signed and dated
- 1765
1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (373 x 263)
Hand
Adma office hand, possibly George Richardson, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 37
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
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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