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[47] Finished drawing for a mirror frame for the drawing room, 1765, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 20/15
Purpose
[47] Finished drawing for a mirror frame for the drawing room, 1765, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a square mirror frame ornamented with anthemia, strigils and crockets, with fans at the corners, and with an apron of acanthus leaves, and surmounted by an anthemion and acanthus leaves
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Frame for over Chimney Piece in the Drawing room / at Sion
Signed and dated
- 1765
1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured including Indian yellow on laid paper (326 x 428)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
Harris, 1963, Index p. 52
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, Index p. 52
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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