Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 251
placed, above gilt console tables, designed to receiveobjects of vertu. Though the objects \ary in each instance, pc-rhapsthe most pleasing collection is that on llie table which bears the The designs by Robert .Ad.Tni for this ceihng are dated 1 769 and are now preservedin the Soane Collection.… … Fig. 152. — Dktaii. of Gallery Ckiling, Harewood House, Yokks. tion at the top of each j^lass, where an oval painting was introducedin a gilt frame, from which garlands of roses depend, resting upon theshoulders of little winged cherubs. Each pier glass was divided into HAREWOOl) HOUSE 207
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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