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[28] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the hall, 1769, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/238
Purpose
[28] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the hall, 1769, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central rosettes, set within an x-shaped arrangement of volutes terminating in anthemia, and containing drops of calyx, and within an oval frame of festoons, from which hangs peltoid shields, all set within an octagonal compartment, and with a compartmental border, divided by bands of cable moulding, with segmental panels containing military trophies in the side panels, and urns flanked by rinceaux in the corner panels, and beyond the corner panels are roundels containing rosettes enclosed within wreaths
Scale
bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Cieling for the Hall at Newby. The Seat of William Weddell Esquire
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (579 x 456)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
Stillman, 1966, p. 72
Harris, 2001, p. 357
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 72
Harris, 2001, p. 357
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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