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[65] Design for the chimneypiece for the back drawing room, c1770-71, executed with alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/45
Purpose
[65] Design for the chimneypiece for the back drawing room, c1770-71, executed with alterations
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with drops of calyx in the stiles, urns in the capitals, and a frieze ornamented with festoons hung from bows, and alternating with enclosed rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¼ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
River Front D:Y: / Chimney Piece for the Back Parlor Room 1 pr. Stair / 10t. House / Wood / Marble / Marble / Dressing 1 pr (in pencil) / Mansfield Street (in pencil) and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1770-71
datable to c1770-71
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (311 x 263)
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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