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[31] Design for the chimneypiece for the front drawing room, c1769-70, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/36
Purpose
[31] Design for the chimneypiece for the front drawing room, c1769-70, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with moulded stiles, containing drops of calyx hung from masks, with urns in the capitals, and a lining ornamented with egg and dart, and a frieze of double calyx alternating with calyx supported by acanthus leaves
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the Front Drawing Room / 5t. House / All Statuary and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- c1769-70
datable to c1769-70
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (295 x 291)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
TH surmounted by fleur de lis
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 33
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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