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[8] Preliminary design for an epergne, presumably for the dining room, c1769, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 49/34
Purpose
[8] Preliminary design for an epergne, presumably for the dining room, c1769, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of an epergne, with paw feet connected by swags, and a fluted base rail, with an apron of fans, supporting four winged sphinxes, supporting a dish ornamented with gadrooning and lion masks, with extending serpentine arms supporting further dishes, and the central dish supports terms, connected by festoons, and a canopy ornamented with fans, miniature lanterns, and gadrooning
Scale
full size, or near full size
Inscribed
2d Design for an Epergne / for Lord Lisburne (all in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1769
datable to c1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (693 x 570)
Hand
Robert Adam, with title inscription in the hand of William 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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