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[35] Working drawing for a large epergne, c1781
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 5/79
Purpose
[35] Working drawing for a large epergne, c1781
Aspect
Plan of an ornamental panel of the outer wing of a plateau, ornamented with a patera, enclosed by a band of fluting, and anthemia, all within a lozenge, and triangular compartments containing urns, anthemia, and winged sphinxes
Scale
full size
Signed and dated
- 1781
datable to 1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen, and coloured washes including red, lemon yellow and black on laid paper (234 x 369)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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