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[37] Preliminary design for a carpet for Lady Coventry's dressing room, 1767, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/170
Purpose
[37] Preliminary design for a carpet for Lady Coventry's dressing room, 1767, as executed
Aspect
Plan of an octagonal carpet largely echoing the ceiling. There is a central octagonal panel with a rosette encircles by a fan, guilloche, swags, garlands, and vases. There is a border of key meander and arabesques
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Carpet for Lady Coventry's Dressing room
Signed and dated
- 1767
1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (293 x 350)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 57
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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