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[111] Preliminary design for an unknown ceiling, c1765-78, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 8/88
Purpose
[111] Preliminary design for an unknown ceiling, c1765-78, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a two part ceiling, divided by a screen of two columns, with a square compartment containing a central enclosed rosette, within an oval frame, and encircled by medallions enclosed within wreaths, and rosettes enclosed within figure-of-eight wreaths, and with a border of rinceaux, and the other, rectangular compartment of the ceiling contains a central oval fan, and two rosettes, all enclosed within a figure-of-eight wreath
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of a t[ _ _ _ ] room at Harewood
Signed and dated
- 1765-1778
date range: 1765-78
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (401 x 330)
Hand
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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