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[57] Design for the chimneypiece for the back drawing room, c1770-71; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/41
Purpose
[57] Design for the chimneypiece for the back drawing room, c1770-71; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with profile volute stiles, urns in the capitals, a lining of laurel leaf tips, and a frieze ornamented with alternating anthemia, scrolled hearts formed from acanthus leaves, and calyx
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
River Front D:Y: / Chimney Piece for the Back Room 1 pair of Stairs / 8th. House / [cropped] Prinl Story (in red pen) and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1770-71
datable to c1770-71
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and red pen on laid paper (302 x 275)
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
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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