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[10] Record drawing for a chimneypiece for the gallery, 1775, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/290
Purpose
[10] Record drawing for a chimneypiece for the gallery, 1775, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with stiles ornamented with drops composed of bows, calyx, arabesques, and scrolled hearts, and with a frieze ornamented with double calyx, and with a tablet containing an oval medallion, flanked by winged griffons with arabesque tails
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Chimney Piece for the Gallery / at Mellerstain
Signed and dated
- 05/08/1775
Adelphi Augst. 5t. 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (360 x 290)
Hand
Adam office hand, either Joseph Bonomi or Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 22
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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