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Reference number

SM Adam volume 30/105

Purpose

[3] Survey drawing for the elevation of a gothic-style tower, ND

Aspect

Elevation of a four-storey, gothic-style tower with five-storey circular corner turrets and a tall central archway at ground level. The tower is adorned with moulded string coursing, lancet windows with plate tracery within moulded surrounds, some with string coursing, and quatrefoil windows, and crenelations

Scale

bar scale of 1 3/4 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

(In the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) Design for the Duke of Argyle / (verso) 1 / 1 2 / (in another hand) Duke of Argyll / (in another hand) 1 Elevation 1 Plan 1 / Sections 1 Chimneypiece

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (282x459)

Watermark

IV

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 52
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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