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[34] Design for a bridge, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/34
Purpose
[34] Design for a bridge, as executed
Aspect
Above- Elevation of a segmentally-arched bridge, with a volute key stone, rosettes ornamenting the spandrels, and a band of dentils above. This is surmounted by a balustrade, terminating in pedestals ornamented with rosettes and festoons
Below- Plan of a bridge, with curved walls widening the road at either end
Scale
bar scale of 2 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Design of a Bridge for Mistley (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) For The Right Honble Richard Rigby / N:B the plinth to return 14ft under the arch / Level of Water and some dimensions given
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (557 x 438)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
number Twenty / Right Honble Richard Rigby
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 22
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 346, pl. 493
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 346, pl. 493
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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