A set of three 'elegant Carved & gilt Cornices' at Osterley Park
probably Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1773
Materials
Giltwood
Place of origin
Berkeley Square
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771766
Summary
A set of three carved and gilded window cornices, in the Drawing Room at Osterely Park, probably designed by Robert Adam (1728-92) and possibly made by John Linnell (1729-96), circa 1773.
Provenance
Listed in the inventory taken in Osterley Park in 1782 as 'elegant Carved & gilt Cornices' and in another taken in 1871 as '3 ornamental gilt cornices, slightly damaged'.
Makers and roles
probably Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), designer possibly John Linnell (1729 - 1796), maker