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[36] Record drawing for a carpet for the drawing room, 1775, executed with minor alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/194
Purpose
[36] Record drawing for a carpet for the drawing room, 1775, executed with minor alterations
Aspect
Plan of a quarter-drawn rectangular carpet as Adam volume 52/140
Scale
bar scale of 7/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Carpet for the Drawing room at Newby and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 02/12/1775
Adelphi Decr 2nd 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including verdigris, pink and Indian red on laid paper (605 x 426)
Hand
Adam office hand, either Joseph Bonomi or Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
Harris, 1963, Index p. 51
Beard, 1978, p. 62
Harris, 2001, pp. 228, 357
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 51
Beard, 1978, p. 62
Harris, 2001, pp. 228, 357
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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