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[75] Design for the chimneypiece for the front parlour, c1769-70; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/1
Purpose
[75] Design for the chimneypiece for the front parlour, c1769-70; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with drops of calyx in the stiles, jugs in the capitals, a fluted frieze, and a tablet containing an urn supported by rinceaux
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
East Wing D:Y: / Chimney Piece for the large Parlor. front House to the River / and for the / Back parlor / [cropped _ _ ] House River / front / statuary / Wood / Statuary / [ _ _ ] 2: Ann S: (in red pen) / Bow room 2 pr / [ _ _ _ _ _ ] front 2: A: S: / Mr. Stewarts front Parlor (in red pen) / Slab about 2:4 wide / B (in pencil) and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1769-70
datable to c1769-70
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and red pen on laid paper (291 x 278)
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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