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[12] Preliminary design for a mirror frame, possibly for the dining room, 1776
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/152
Purpose
[12] Preliminary design for a mirror frame, possibly for the dining room, 1776
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular mirror frame, with the frame ornamented with oak leaves, and surmounted by winged griffons, with rinceau tails, flanking a medallion, surmounted by a tazza, and with a large-scale pencil-drawn annotation showing a detail and section for the frame, but with alternative ornamentation including rosettes, acanthus leaves, and enclosed unlobed acanthus leaves
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass over Sideboard for Anthony Chamier Esqr at Epsom (underwritten in pencil) / at large (in pencil) / Bottom of Frieze (in pencil)
Signed and dated
- May 1776
Adelphi / May 20. 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (291 x 402)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 13
Harris, 1963, Index p. 49
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 49
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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