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[121] Design for the ceiling for the second storey, c1770; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/17
Purpose
[121] Design for the ceiling for the second storey, c1770; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a stepped projection to one side, and with an apsidal end, and the central flat is ornamented with a repeating pattern composed of enclosed rosettes, flanked by anthemia, set within a lozenge-shaped frame of beading, encircled by festoons, and with a border of calyx, rosettes, enclosed masks, and rinceaux, and the apse contains a medallion enclosed within a wreath of bell flowers, encircled by festoons composed of beading and lozenges, with drops of calyx, and with the same border as the central flat
Scale
bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the two pair room at the Adelphi Tavern
Signed and dated
- 1770
datable to 1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (444 x 318)
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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