Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London, B.T. Batsford, ltd., New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 261
telypier glasses were placed, above gilt console tables, designed to receiveobjects of vertu. Though the objects vary in each instance, perhapsthe most pleasing collection is that on the table which bears the 1 The designs by Robert Adam for this ceiling are dated 1 769 and are now preservedin the… … ^^-■■^v.^J^^^-^^j^;^^ Fig. 152.—Detail of Gallery Ceiling, Harewood House, Yorks. tion at the top of each glass, 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 HAREWOOD…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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