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[102] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the drawing room, 1769, as executed in an unknown room
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/6
Purpose
[102] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the drawing room, 1769, as executed in an unknown room
Aspect
Plan of a tripartite, rectangular ceiling, with a central square compartment containing a central medallion, encircled by drops of calyx connecting to a border of arabesques enclosing rosettes, and with an anthemion in each corner, and the central square compartment is flanked by rectangular compartments containing cameos alternating with double calyx, which are connected by scrolling acanthus leaves
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Library Cieling for the Drawing room at No. 6. Adam Street Adelphi / (and in pencil) D Y East Wing 6th House / D Yard [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] No 6
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink, cerulean blue and olive green within a single ruled border on laid paper (483 x 408)
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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