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[59] Design for the chimneypiece for the drawing room, c1770-71, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/43
Purpose
[59] Design for the chimneypiece for the drawing room, c1770-71, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with stiles containing figure-of-eight wreaths hung from masks, with urns in the capitals, a lining of laurel leaf tips, and a frieze ornamented with anthemia alternating with calyx, divided by scrolls of foliage
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
D:Y: River Front / Body of Building / Chimney Piece for the Drawing Room, All Statuary 9th. House and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1770-71
datable to c1770-71
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (308 x 262)
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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