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[78] Design for a chimneypiece for the library, 1774; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/41
Purpose
[78] Design for a chimneypiece for the library, 1774; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with fluted stiles, a frieze ornamented with a central medallion containing a globe, and with urns on pedestals in the capitals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Library Chimney at Lord Stanley's in Grosvenor Square and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1774
177[cropped] and datable to 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (405 x 292)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 38
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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