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[29] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the hall, c1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/236
Purpose
[29] Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for the hall, c1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with a frieze ornamented with calyx, peltoid shields, festoons, and rinceaux
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney frieze for Wm Weddell Hall (in pencil) and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1772
datable to 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and pen on laid paper (334 x 337)
Hand
Possibly Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
Harris, 2001, p. 357
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2001, p. 357
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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