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[80] Record drawing for a carpet for an unknown room, 1779; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 17/200
Purpose
[80] Record drawing for a carpet for an unknown room, 1779; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Plan of a tripartite rectangular carpet, divided by bands of rosettes enclosed within connected lozenges, and with a central square compartment containing a rosette, enclosed within a fan, a frame of guilloche, and festoons, and with a basket in each corner, and the central square is flanked by rectangular compartments with a central rosette, enclosed within two oval frames
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Carpet for _ Hesse Esqr
Signed and dated
- 20/08/1779
Adelphi / 20t / August 1779
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including terre verte, violet and Indian eyllow on laid paper (591 x 423)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly 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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