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[20] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the staircase, 1772, thought to have been executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 5/47
Purpose
[20] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the staircase, 1772, thought to have been executed
Aspect
Rough plan of a rectangular, tripartite ceiling, with a central square compartment, containing an oval patera, enclosed within an oval frame of petals, and a fan ornamented with calyx, and encircled by four lion masks enclosed within square, connecting to a segmental rosette in each corner, enclosed within a fan, and with an enclosed rosette flanked by festoons on each side, and the central square compartment is flanked by rectangular compartments containing calyx flanked by arabesques
Scale
not drawn to scale, but with a bar scale of 7/10 inch to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- 1772
datable to 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (401 x 208)
Hand
Robert Adam
Watermark
IV surmounted by a fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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