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[22] Design for the chimneypiece for Lady Coventry's bedroom, 1765, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/69
Purpose
[22] Design for the chimneypiece for Lady Coventry's bedroom, 1765, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with volute piers with bands of foliate ornamentation. The frieze is ornamented with rows of enclosed rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/10 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Chimney piece for the Bed Chamber in The Right Honble The Earl of Coventrys House in Piccadilly
Signed and dated
- 1765
Robert Adam Architect - 1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (406 x 263)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
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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