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[3] Designs for a pavilion, c1782
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/111
Purpose
[3] Designs for a pavilion, c1782
Aspect
Above- Longitudinal section of a single-storey, three-bay pavilion with a pitched roof supporting weather vanes. Within there are three full-height windows
Below- Elevation of a single-storey, three-bay pavilion with a pitched roof supporting weather vanes. The pavilion has three full-height windows, with lintel moulding set above. The roof line is castellated, terminating in minor turrets with slit windows and conical roofs, and there are castellated pediments with oculi set within the tympana
Scale
bar scale of 2 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
for Cobham house in Kent for Wm Saltonstal Esqr (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) / 111 (pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1782
c1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and pink wash on laid paper (308 x 500)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 7
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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