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[18] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the oval first drawing room, 1772, thought to have been executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/111
Purpose
[18] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the oval first drawing room, 1772, thought to have been executed
Aspect
Plan of an oval ceiling, ornamented with a central oval medallion, enclosed within oval frames of laurel leaf tips, anthemia enclosed within scrolled hearts, cable moulding with anthemia crockets, and with an apron of festoons enclosing rosettes and four medallions, and supporting four military trophies
Scale
bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Ceiling for the Oval Room in the principal Story at Mr Baron Grant's and some measurements given in pencil
Signed and dated
- 20/08/1772
Adelphi Augst 20t. 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including terre verte, pink and cerulean blue within a single ruled border on laid paper (474 x 370)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 50
Survey of London, 1966, p. 71
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Survey of London, 1966, p. 71
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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