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[3] Design for the Ordnance Office, c1778, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 38/70
Purpose
[3] Design for the Ordnance Office, c1778, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, three-bay building with a pyramidal roof. There is a central entrance with a cornice and a window above, and all this is set within a relieving arch. The flanking bays are projecting in the form of turrets, and these contain narrow windows, with semi-circular headed windows at the first-storey level
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
End front of 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 (291 x 236)
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
Notes
Foxing, discoloration to bottom right corner
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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