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[5] Finished drawing for a chimneypiece for the eating room, 1766, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/150
Purpose
[5] Finished drawing for a chimneypiece for the eating room, 1766, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with volute stiles in profile, and a frieze ornamented with rosettes enclosed within connected circles, with a tablet containing a tazza supported by rinceaux, and with enclosed rosettes in the capitals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
For Mr Mackenzie's Eating Room / Eating Room Chimneypiece (in pencil) / 8t House (in pencil) and some measurements given in feint pencil
Signed and dated
- 1766
1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (436 x 269)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 56
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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