Explore Collections

You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
[20] Design for a ceiling for the back parlour for Lord Scarsdale, 1773, as executed
Browse
Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/68
Purpose
[20] Design for a ceiling for the back parlour for Lord Scarsdale, 1773, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a square ceiling with a chimneybreast on one side, with a central patera enclosed by cable moulding, arabesques, a diamond, anthemia, medallions, festoons and drops holding military trophies
Scale
bar scale of 7/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the back Parlor at Lord Scarsdale's in Mansfield Street / Green / Gray / White / Green / Gray / White / Gray
Signed and dated
- 1773
1773
Medium and dimensions
Pen, brown pen and pencil on laid paper (481 x 442)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 42
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
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk