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[96] Design for the chimneypiece for the dining room, c1769-70; it is not known to have been executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/8
Purpose
[96] Design for the chimneypiece for the dining room, c1769-70; it is not known to have been executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with console stiles, ornamented with fluting, acanthus leaves, and scrolled hearts, and with a frieze of festoons and enclosed rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
East Wing D.Y. / Chimney Piece for the Dining Room one pair of Stairs 4 House / and for the / back Room / 1 pair 5t. House / River Front / Statuary / Wood / Statuary / Statuary slab about 2/4 wide and some measurements given in pen and pencil
Signed and dated
- 1769-70
datable to c1769-70
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (318 x 275)
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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