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Etruscan Dressing Room, Osterley Park and House (1761) *

Artist/Designer: Robert Adam

Project Location: England

Figure 1: Middlesex: Osterley Park Int.: Etruscan dressing room. ArtStor (2018). Web.
( Source | Accessed : October 1, 2018 | Photographer: Robert Adam )

Style/Period(s):
Neoclassical

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Wood, Paint, Paper

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Significant Date(s):
18th Century, 1575, 1761, 1763

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Furtado, Peter. The Ordanance Survey Guide to Historic Houses in Britain. London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1987.
Pullins, David. "“Robert Adam’s Neoclassical Chinoiserie”." West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture 24, no. 2 (2017): 177-200.
Taylor, Mark, and Garcia, Mark. "Relentless Patterns: The Immersive Interior." Architectural Design 79, no. 6 (2009): 42-47.
Weber, Martin. The "Etruscan Style", 1971, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.

Building Address: Jersey Rd, Isleworth TW7 4RB, UK

Significant Dates: Construction Date (Unknown - 1575)
Renovation by Robert Adams and Robert Child (1761-1763)
Osterley Mansion Declared National Historic Preserved Site (1991)

Supporting Staff/ Designers:
Pietro Maria Borgnis (Painter)

Tags: British Maria, Osterley Park, classical, decor, home interior, motif, motifs, mural, neo-classical, Patterns, Asymmetry, Carving

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