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Reference number

SM Adam volume 24/4

Purpose

[79] 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 plains tiles, a lining ornamented with laurel leaf tips, a fluted frieze, and a tablet containing an anthemion supported by arabesques

Scale

bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

East Wing D:Y: / Chimney Piece for the front Parlour 2d House / [cropped]nd for the back Parlor / 4t House River front / Opening 4.0 by 3.8 / Veined Marble / Wood / Veined Marble / Veined Slab about 2.4 wide and some measurements given

Signed and dated

  • 1769-70
    datable to 1769-70

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (332 x 285)

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.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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