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[61] Design for the chimneypiece for the back parlour, c1770-71, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/42
Purpose
[61] Design for the chimneypiece for the back parlour, c1770-71, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with drops of calyx in the stiles, jugs in the capitals, egg and dart in the lining, and a frieze of festoons hung from bows, alternating with peltoid shields
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
River Front D:Y: / Chimney Piece for the Back [illegible words crossed out] Parlor 9th. House / Marble / Marble / Wood and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1770-71
datable to c1770-71
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (289 x 223)
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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