[18] Design for an ornamental barn, c1788, possibly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Beckenham Rectory, Beckenham, Kent, designs for a house for the Reverend William Rose, c1788, executed (24)
    - Preliminary design, designs and a finished drawing for an ornamental barn, c1788, possibly executed (5)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 35/114

Purpose

[18] Design for an ornamental barn, c1788, possibly executed

Aspect

Plan of a five-by-one-bay building, with a central octagonal space, with entrances to the front and rear, flanked by pairs of columns. The first and third bays form wings, and these are set behind pilaster screens

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Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

2d Plan of a Barn for The Revd Mr Rose (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) and some dimensions given / 114 (pencil, modern curatorial hand)

Signed and dated

c1788
c1788

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (464 x 239)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Watermark

CURTEIS & SONS

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 3
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 257
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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