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Rough preliminary design and drawing made for publication for mirror frames for the private dining parlour, 1771-73 (2)
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Rough preliminary design and drawing made for publication for mirror frames for the private dining parlour, 1771-73 (2)
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Like the mirror frame for the hall-cum-dining room (Adam volume 20/258 & 119), it is presumed that the design shown in Adam volume 20/120 was executed for Lord Mansfield's private dining parlour. Indeed, George Burns billed for a mirror of this sort in 1772, suggesting that drawing 23, dated later, in 1773, was produced in preparation for The works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, in which a similar glass is shown for the dining parlour (Volume I, Part II, plate viii).
The inscription on Adam volume 3/46 is possibly misleading. Harris has suggested that this design may have been made for the Hon. Henry Frederick Thynne at 30 Curzon Street in 1771, or that it is a misidentification.
The inscription on Adam volume 3/46 is possibly misleading. Harris has suggested that this design may have been made for the Hon. Henry Frederick Thynne at 30 Curzon Street in 1771, or that it is a misidentification.
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Contents of Rough preliminary design and drawing made for publication for mirror frames for the private dining parlour, 1771-73 (2)
- [22] Rough preliminary design for a mirror frame for the private dining parlour, 1771-73
- [23] Drawing made for publication for a mirror frame for the private dining parlour, 1773