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[40] Finished drawing for a chimneypiece for the middle bedroom, executed with alterations, 1783
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/165
Purpose
[40] Finished drawing for a chimneypiece for the middle bedroom, executed with alterations, 1783
Aspect
Elevation with paired, elongated Ionic pilasters surmounted by oval rosettes, and a frieze ornamented with fluting
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Chimney piece for The Earl of Mansfield at Kenwood
Signed and dated
- 1783
1783
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (432 x 334)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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