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[1] Preliminary design for a thatched cottage, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 2/141
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a thatched cottage, ND
Aspect
Above- Perspective view of a two-storey cottage with a thatched roof supporting chimneys. The principal front has a projecting awning, with a gable above. The rear front has a recessed central bay, which is also gabled and contains an entrance way, with a tiled, slanted awning. To the left of this there is a turret, with a tiled roof. The side elevation contains a projecting, single-storey, single-bay block, with a pitched, thatched roof
Below- Plan of an irregular-shaped building, with a central, entrance set beneath a thatched awning in the principal front. On the rear front there is a central covered entrance, with a projecting, circular tower to the left of the entrance. The tower contains a circular staircase, which can be accessed from within the building
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including Naples yellow, olive green and Venetian red on laid paper (300x180)
Hand
Probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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