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[81] Design for a pier glass for an unknown room, 1779; it is not known if this design was executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/210
Purpose
[81] Design for a pier glass for an unknown room, 1779; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular pier glass, surmounted by two seated female figures flanking an enclosed urn supporting an anthemion
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Pier Glass for _ Hesse Esqr
Signed and dated
- 1779
1779
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, and violet and terre verte washes on laid paper (212 x 294)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 34
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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