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[12] Record drawing for a ceiling for the principal bedroom, 1778, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/63
Purpose
[12] Record drawing for a ceiling for the principal bedroom, 1778, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a chimneybreast on one of the long sides, and with a large circular compartment containing a medallion, enclosed within a circular frame of laurel leaf tips, an octagonal frame of connected miniature roundels, festoons, a wreath supporting enclosed rosettes, a shaped octagonal frame of arabesques, and a circular frame of reed and ribbon (verso) pencil-drawn design for a pier glass frame
Scale
bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the principal Bed Chamber at Mellerstain / White / Light Green / White / Purple / Purple / White
Signed and dated
- 05/03/1778
Adelphi / 5. March 1778.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (422 x 380)
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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