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[2] Design for the Ordnance Office, c1778, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 38/69
Purpose
[2] Design for the Ordnance Office, c1778, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, eleven-bay building with a hipped roof and the central three bays projecting in the form of an archway. The archway contains a central entrance with a cornice and a Diocletian window above. The piers of the arch are splayed and contain narrow windows, with semi-circular-headed windows at the first-storey level, and the arch is surmounted by a coat of arms, flanked by swags. The central three bays are flanked by full-height windows at the ground and first-storey levels, and there is a string course set in between. The terminating bays of the building are projecting and form turrets, and the windows at the first-storey level are semi-circular-headed
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation for the Ordnance Office (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1778
c1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (440 x 263)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 57
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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