Doorcase and Door
1770-1775 (made), ca. 1770 (made)
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This carved pinewood doorcase was designed by Robert Adam, for 10 Adelphi Terrace, London. The Adelphi (Greek for 'brothers') was a speculative development on the banks of the Thames, off the Strand, by Robert Adam and his younger brother James. Later changes to the riverfront, such as the building of the Victoria Embankment between 1864 and 1870, contributed to the Adelphi’s gradual decline during the 19th century and it was eventually demolished in 1936. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired this doorframe along with its original boot scraper (M.427-1936).
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted pine |
| Brief description | Doorcase of painted pine, from 10 Adelphi Terrace, London, designed by Robert Adam. The flanking jambs are carved with guilloche ornament, the frieze with heads in roundels above the jambs, the ground of the frieze fluted, with a central tablet carved with opposing sphinxes. The overdoor panel is pierced with a fan-shaped opening. |
| Physical description | Doorcase of painted pine, from 10 Adelphi Terrace, London, designed by Robert Adam. The flanking jambs are carved with guilloche ornament, the frieze with heads in roundels above the jambs, the ground of the frieze fluted, with a central tablet carved with opposing sphinxes. The overdoor panel is pierced with a fan-shaped opening. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Art Fund |
| Object history | This doorcase and door were removed from 10 Adelphi Terrace, London, when the terrace was demolished. The terrace was designed by the architect brothers James and Robert Adam, and built by them as part of a speculative housing scheme on the banks of the Thames, below the Strand. |
| Summary | This carved pinewood doorcase was designed by Robert Adam, for 10 Adelphi Terrace, London. The Adelphi (Greek for 'brothers') was a speculative development on the banks of the Thames, off the Strand, by Robert Adam and his younger brother James. Later changes to the riverfront, such as the building of the Victoria Embankment between 1864 and 1870, contributed to the Adelphi’s gradual decline during the 19th century and it was eventually demolished in 1936. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired this doorframe along with its original boot scraper (M.427-1936). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Tomlin, Maurice, Catalogue of Adam Period Furniture (London: HMSO for the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1972), cat. no. N/1, p. 102. |
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| Accession number | W.44:1 to 6-1936 |
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| Record created | October 26, 2000 |
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