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 263
Fig. 153.—Pier Glass, Gallery, Harewood House, Yorks. 2o8 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM three panels by two slender stems of ornamental forms, beneath eachof the cherubs at the top of the frame. These stems, like theremainder of the work, were gilded. In most cases, such enrich-ments… … Fig. 154.—Semi-Oval Side Table in Gallery, Harewood House, Yorks. curtains, garlands, and tassels, as the general effect suggests. Re-garding the upper portion of the curtains, Jewell wrote: Over theseven windows are some rich mock curtains hanging in festoons andapparently ready to let down at…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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