Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . detail being massive compared to the later style of the the room, beneath the cove, a consoled cornice has beencarried, but in this instance no frieze occurs. The walls were formerlyhung with blue silk damask, but this has since been removed and astucco treatment adopted. In this room there are four massive giltsofas (Fig. 79), and though it might be thought that the design inthis case could not be by any of the brothers, the original drawinghas been found to bear the s
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . detail being massive compared to the later style of the the room, beneath the cove, a consoled cornice has beencarried, but in this instance no frieze occurs. The walls were formerlyhung with blue silk damask, but this has since been removed and astucco treatment adopted. In this room there are four massive giltsofas (Fig. 79), and though it might be thought that the design inthis case could not be by any of the brothers, the original drawinghas been found to bear the signature of Robert Adam and the date1762. A duplicate of the design for the sofas is preserved in theSoane Collection, on the drawing No. 69 in vol. xvii. of the Adam THE EARLY WORK OF ROBERT ADAM 101 Series, and bears the inscription : Design of a Sofa for Lord Scars-dale and also executed for Mrs Montagu, in Hill Street—R. Adam,Archt. 1762. The lady referred to was the Mrs Montagu whofounded the well-known Blue Stocking Club, and for whomPortman House was originally built (see p. 280). The two draped. Fig. 80.—Chimney-piece in Drawing-Room, Kedleston. figures, which support the white marble chimney-piece, were executedby Spang, who also carved the bas-relief upon the central tablet torepresent Virtue rewarded with Riches and Honour (see Fig. 80).The work in this case was probably executed by Spang from a sketchby Adam, as a number of studies by him for chimney-pieces at Kedle-ston are still extant. One of the best of these studies is the one in 102 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM the Soane Collection, No. 16, vol. xxii., of the Adam Series, whichis inscribed : Chimney Piece for Kedleston House, and bears thedate 1760. The fire-grate, fender, and fire-irons in the Drawing-Room were perhaps designed by Adam, since they are supposed tohave been in the house from the first. One of the most conspicuousobjects in the Music-Room is the organ-case, which is supposed t
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