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[125] Design for the ceiling for the front room, 1773; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/11
Purpose
[125] Design for the ceiling for the front room, 1773; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central chimneybreast on one of the long sides, with a central enclosed medallion, encircled by four calyx, and set within a lozenge-shaped frame ornamented with enclosed anthemia, and the frame encircled by ox skulls, festoons, and four medallions
Scale
bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the front room one pair Story at Mr Becketts House
Signed and dated
- 09/09/1773
Adelphi / 9 Sepr 1773
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (349 x 290)
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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