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[3] Record drawing for a ceiling, 1766
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/220
Purpose
[3] Record drawing for a ceiling, 1766
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with the ornamentation quarter drawn, with a central patera, within a fan of fluting, and an oval frame of cable moulding, and this within an oval band composed of rosettes within figure-of-eight foliage, and with a rosette within a wreath in the corner
Scale
bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for Christopher Hervey Esqr
Signed and dated
- 1766
1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (322 x 289)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Robert Nasmith
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 55
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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