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[56] Design for the ceiling for the back drawing room, c1770; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/34
Purpose
[56] Design for the ceiling for the back drawing room, c1770; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central medallion enclosed within a circular frame ornamented with Vitruvian scroll, and set within an oval frame encircled by festoons, four medallions, and connected to four drops composed of calyx, bows, lion masks, and peltoid shields, and with a border of cable moulding
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the back room 8t. House on the Terrace Adelphi
Signed and dated
- 1770
datable to c1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (389 x 315)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
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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