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[30] Record drawing for a pier glass for the back drawing room for Sir Edward Dering, 1775
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/151
Purpose
[30] Record drawing for a pier glass for the back drawing room for Sir Edward Dering, 1775
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular pier glass, ornamented with stiff leaf, and surmounted by arabesques, flanking an anthemion enclosed within a wreath
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
For the 2d. Drawing room at Sir Ed.d Derings
Signed and dated
- 05/08/1775
Adelphi / 5. Augst 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (291 x 455)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
IHS IVILLEDARY
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 42
Harris, 1963, Index p. 56
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 56
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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