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Furniture Design

October 10th 1777 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a commode at Apsley House featuring panels of decoration with festooned details above them.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
pencil, pen and wash
Brief description
Robert Adam. Design for a Robert Adam commode for Apsley House. Signed and dated October 10 1797 (? Adam died 1792. Probably a mis-reading of 1777.)
Physical description
Design for a commode at Apsley House featuring panels of decoration with festooned details above them.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.125in
  • Width: 5.75in
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
Collection
Accession number
E.3225-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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