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[48] Preliminary design for a mirror frame, 1770, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/79
Purpose
[48] Preliminary design for a mirror frame, 1770, executed status unknown
Aspect
Elevation of an oval, fluted mirror frame, with an apron of rosettes, and festoons, and surmounted by rinceaux, flanking a mask, surmounted by a fan, and an anthemion
Scale
bar scale of 2 3/10 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Mr Weddell (in pencil) / Glass frame for William Weddell Esqr and some measurements in pencil
Signed and dated
- 1770
1770
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and pen on laid paper (291 x 425)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
Harris, 1963, Index p. 51
Harris, 2001, p. 357
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 51
Harris, 2001, p. 357
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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