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[12] Design for a mirror frame for the bedchamber, 1771; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/93
Purpose
[12] Design for a mirror frame for the bedchamber, 1771; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Elevation of an oval mirror frame, ornamented with lions and fauns to either side, with an apron composed of a roundel flanked by arabesques and festoons, and the frame is surmounted by arabesques flanking an anthemion, surmounted by a tablet containing swags, supporting an urn, enclosed anthemia, and arabesques
Scale
bar scale of 1 2/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame for Mr. Thynne and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1771
1771
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (206 x 415)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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