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[90] Finished drawing for a chimneypiece for the ante room, 1784; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/162
Purpose
[90] Finished drawing for a chimneypiece for the ante room, 1784; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with console stiles, ornamented with acanthus leaves, and with a frieze ornamented with an oval medallion, flanked by festoons hung from bows
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney piece for the Anti room at Mr. Hesse’s House Adelphi
Signed and dated
- 1784
1784.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (426 x 291)
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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