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[1] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the great dining room, c1767, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/236
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the great dining room, c1767, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with pilaster stiles ornamented with peltoid shields, and drops of calyx, with a fluted frieze, and a tablet containing royal insignia such a G, an R, a III and a crown, enclosed by wreaths and festoons, and with rosettes in the capitals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Great Dining room for General Skinner / at Fort George
Signed and dated
- c1767
datable to c1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (406 x 258)
Hand
James Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 13
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 31
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 31
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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