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[62] Finished drawing for the state bed, 1776, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/158
Purpose
[62] Finished drawing for the state bed, 1776, as executed
Aspect
Plan and section of a domed canopy, with a frieze of stiff leaf, and surmounted by a finial. The dome is ornamented with a central enclosed rosette, encircled by an oval fan enclosing drops of calyx, and by festoons
Scale
bar scale of 1 2/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Inside of the Dome for the Bed
Signed and dated
- October 1776
Adelphi / Octr 18t 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including verdigris and Indian yellow on laid paper (349 x 504)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume I, p. 296; Volume II, Index p. 25
Harris, 1963, pp. 51, 99
Tomlin, 1972, p. 61
Harris, 2001, p. 177
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, pp. 51, 99
Tomlin, 1972, p. 61
Harris, 2001, p. 177
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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