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[12] Working drawing for the frieze of a chimneypiece for the library, 1780
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/251
Purpose
[12] Working drawing for the frieze of a chimneypiece for the library, 1780
Aspect
Elevation of a detail of a frieze, composed of anthemia supported by calyx, enclosed within beads and arabesques, and divided by margents of calyx and tubular flowers
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Sir John Ramsden Bart.
Signed and dated
- 1780
datable to 1780
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and green wash on laid paper (220 x 393)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 5
Spiers, 1979, p. 43, Index, p. 5
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 252
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Spiers, 1979, p. 43, Index, p. 5
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 252
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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