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[8] Record drawing for a ceiling for the staircase, 1771, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/51
Purpose
[8] Record drawing for a ceiling for the staircase, 1771, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central circular oculus, encircled by a frame of cable moulding, rosettes, bows, festoons, and with a cameo enclosed within a wreath in each corner
Scale
bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Staircase Cieling at Chandos House / Staircase Chandos House (in pencil)
Signed and dated
- 1771
datable to 1771
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (308 x 278)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 36
Lees Milne, 1947, p. 121
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Lees Milne, 1947, p. 121
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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