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Reference number

SM Adam volume 11/260

Purpose

[11] Record drawing for a ceiling for the library, 1769

Aspect

Plan of a square ceiling, with a central rosette, enclosed within acanthus leaves, a circular frame of cable moulding, and a shaped octagonal frame, and from this octagon hang drops of calyx, between which are alternating arched compartments, and compositions of rinceaux, rosettes, urns, and anthemia, all set within a fluted circular frame, encircled by rosettes, and festoons

Scale

bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Cieling for the Library at Mamhead

Signed and dated

  • 1769
    1769

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pink and olive green wash on laid paper (401 x 417)

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.

Level

Drawing

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