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[83] Design for a ceiling for Lord Stanley's closet, 1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/140
Purpose
[83] Design for a ceiling for Lord Stanley's closet, 1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of an octagonal ceiling, with a central medallion, enclosed within a circular frame ornamented with miniature rosettes and beading, and this is encircled by triangles containing alternating fans and enclosed calyx, and the fans support eight medallions, which are enclosed within roundels hung from the alternate triangles enclosing calyx, and are partly composed of tubular flowers, calyx, peltoid shields, and arabesques
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Octagon Dressing room Parlor Story / at Lord Stanley's in Grosvenor Square / not executed
Signed and dated
- 1774
1774.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (393 x 288)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
IHS / IVILLEDARY
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 38
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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