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[1] Design for a monument, 1778, executed to a variant design
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/59
Purpose
[1] Design for a monument, 1778, executed to a variant design
Aspect
Elevation and plan of a pedestal surmounted by an urn. There are terms on the corners of the pedestal with a central oval panel and a tablet above containing a wreath over two crossing wheat sheaves. The urn is decorated with cabling, guilloche, and Vitruvian scroll
Scale
bar scale of ½ an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
59
Signed and dated
- 1778
datable to 1788
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (172x394)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 11
King, Volume 2, 2001, p.265
Further literary references in scheme notes
King, Volume 2, 2001, p.265
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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