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[10] Record drawing for a chimneypiece for the second drawing room, c1770, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/279
Purpose
[10] Record drawing for a chimneypiece for the second drawing room, c1770, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with console stiles, ornamented with fluting and acanthus leaves, above a drop of calyx, and with a frieze ornamented with enclosed calyx and lyres
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Signed and dated
- c1770
datable to c1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (406 x 292)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 49
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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