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[14] Design for a mirror frame, 1771; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/95
Purpose
[14] Design for a mirror frame, 1771; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular mirror frame, ornamented with lobes, and with terms supporting drops of calyx, and holding festoons to either side, and with an apron of festoons flanking an oval medallion, and surmounted by anthemia, and winged sphinxes flanking an urn supported by calyx and arabesques, and surmounted by a tubular flower
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¾ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Glass frame for The Right Honble H: F: Thynne and some measurements given in pencil
Signed and dated
- 1771
1771
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (253 x 406)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
LVG surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Harris, 1963, Index p. 54
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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