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[17] Design for a chimneypiece for the bedchamber, 1769
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/216
Purpose
[17] Design for a chimneypiece for the bedchamber, 1769
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with volute stiles ornamented with rosettes, calyx, and busts, with a lining ornamented with acanthus leaves, with a frieze ornamented with enclosed paterae, urns, drops of bell flowers, and a tablet containing an oval medallion, flanked by runs, and with a mantel ornamented with acanthus leaves, and dentils
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Bed Chamber at Robt Child Esqrs in Berkly Square
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (408 x 292)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 35
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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