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[17] Finished drawings for the basement storey and a section from south to north of a house, c1790, executed with minor alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 46/103
Purpose
[17] Finished drawings for the basement storey and a section from south to north of a house, c1790, executed with minor alterations
Aspect
Above- Elevation of a three-storey house, as SM Adam volume 35/105
Below- Plan of the basement storey of a three-by-four-bay house, as SM Adam 35/106 with alterations, including a central canted bay in the south front, and an addition of colonnaded screens across the eastern ends of the courtyards
Scale
bar scale of 3/8 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
39 / Mr Ross (underwritten in pencil) / 2 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1790
c1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink and lemon yellow within a single ruled border on laid paper (141 x 239)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Richard Crichton or John Charels, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Richard Crichton or John Charels, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 57
Rowan, 1985, pp. 66-7
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 122
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Rowan, 1985, pp. 66-7
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 122
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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