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[62] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the hall, 1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/240
Purpose
[62] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the hall, 1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with pilaster stiles, ornamented with lion masks supporting figure-of-eight wreaths, and with a frieze ornamented with a central medallion containing a bird (swan?), flanked by festoons hung from bows, and with urns in the capitals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Lord Stanley's Hall Chimney / of Portland & not much / Ornament
Signed and dated
- 1774
datable to 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (329 x 289)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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