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[6] Record drawing for a ceiling for the dining room, 1769
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/258
Purpose
[6] Record drawing for a ceiling for the dining room, 1769
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central oval medallion, enclosed within frames of Vitruvian scroll, a fan, guilloche, and rosettes enclosed within figure-of-eight laurel leaves, all set within an oval frame of reed and ribbon, which supports tazza, musical trophies, and festoons
Scale
bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Dining room at Mamhead / Picture (in feint pencil)
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and pink and olive green wash on laid paper (511 x 435)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 22
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 181
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 181
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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