[13] Finished drawing for a commode, possibly for the saloon, 1771, unexecuted

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    - Arlington Street, number 23, London: unexecuted designs for interior decoration for Sir George Colebrooke, 1771 (16)
      - Finished drawing for a commode, possibly for the saloon, 1771, unexecuted (1)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 17/17

Purpose

[13] Finished drawing for a commode, possibly for the saloon, 1771, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation of a tripartite commode, articulated by pilasters supported by fluted and gadrooned box feet, ornamented with drops of anthemia, and with ram masks in the capitals. The central compartment is ornamented with an urn supported by caryatids, and flanked by winged sphinxes supporting calyx and tubular flowers. The flanking compartments are ornamented with urns supported by pedestals. The commode has a frieze ornamented with trophies and rosettes enclosed within wreaths

Scale

bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Design of a Commode for Sir George Colebrooke Bart.

Signed and dated

1771
1771.

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and coloured washes including pink, verdigris and cerulean blue on laid paper (334 x 221)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 34
Harris, 1963, pp. 53, 74
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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