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Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Furniture
Date
1780 (designed)
Materials
Paint, mahogany, softwood, deal, oak, lead, brass, iron
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 871341.2
Summary
A pair of painted dining room urns on pedestals, English, circa 1780, designed by Robert Adam (1728 - 1792) and part of a set of dining room furniture also comprising a side table [NT 871341.3] and wall mirror [NT 871341.4] and a fixed serving or side table [NT 871341.1]. One fitted out as a warmer, lined with lead and with a brazier stand; the other fitted with shelves.
Provenance
Designed by Robert Adam (1728 - 1792) in 1780 and commissioned by John Parker (1734 - 1788), 1st Baron Boringdon. Thence by descent. At Saltram by 1951 and accepted by HM Treasury in lieu of full payment of Estate Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker (1877-1951), 4th Earl of Morley and transferred on loan to NT Saltram in 1957 and transferred as ann outright gift to NT in 1984 under s.9 of the Heritage Act 1980 to be maintained and preserved for display to the public at Saltram House with which they have a significant association.
Makers and roles
Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), designer
References
Macquoid, P. and Edwards, R., The Dictionary of English Furniture (Softback Edition, 1986), 3 vols., Volume Three, p. 139, Figure 5