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[2] Record drawing of a mirror frame, 1766
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/30
Purpose
[2] Record drawing of a mirror frame, 1766
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular mirror frame, with a fluted frame ornamented with spirally bound acanthus leaves, and with paired candle branches attached to the right-hand side of the frame, composed of tubular flowers, and supported by acanthus leaves, and the frame has an apron of acanthus leaves, rosettes, and festoons, and is surmounted by acanthus leaves, rosettes, festoons, calyx, and a central anthemion
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
For John Luke Niccol Esqr (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1766
1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (291 x 406)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Robert Nasmith
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 56
Harris, 1963, Index p. 59
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 59
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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