[6] Finished drawing for the principal front of a house, 1782, executed to a variant design

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  - Jerviston or Jeriston House, West Lothian: Designs for a house for James Cannison, 1782, executed to a variant design (8)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 42/43

Purpose

[6] Finished drawing for the principal front of a house, 1782, executed to a variant design

Aspect

Recto: Same as SM Adam volume 46/93 Verso: Preliminary design of an elevation which is similar to the recto design but with an alternative design for the left wing, comprising a link with an arched opening followed by two pyramidal-roofed piers flanking an arched opening

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/8 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

(In the hand of William Adam) Elevation of Jeriston House for James Carrison Esquire

Signed and dated

12/02/1782
Adelphi / 12^th Feb^y 1782

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (534x271)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison

Watermark

W surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 18
Further literary references in scheme notes

Level

Drawing

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