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[8] Design for a sofa, 1763-66, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/72
Purpose
[8] Design for a sofa, 1763-66, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation as Adam volume 17/71, but with alternative arms, composed of fluted shafts ornamented with acanthus leaves, and calyx, with an additional back rail ornamented with guilloche, and with rinceau, anthemia and rosettes ornamenting the upholstered back
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- 1763-1766
date range: 1763-66
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, and wash on laid paper (458 x 291)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly George Richardson
Literature
Harris, 1963, p. 51
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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