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[2] Design for a front elevation of a building, c.1788-93, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 38/74
Purpose
[2] Design for a front elevation of a building, c.1788-93, executed status unknown
Aspect
Principal elevation of a three-storey, seven-bay building with projecting flanking bays and a central attic storey, with a hipped roof outlined in pencil. The ground floor is rusticated with a projecting three-bay arcade in the centre containing a doorway with a fanlight flanked by two arched windows. Above is a two-storey Ionic screen supporting a cornice and balustrade to the attic level. The cornice contains a tablet with ‘BANK OF SCOTLAND’ outlined in pencil. The outer bays are pedimented and contain tripartite windows within recessed arches with Corinthian columns, bottle-neck balustrades, and medallions enclosed by festoons. In addition, there are a mixture of square-headed windows, fanlights, and oculi as well as strigillated panels and medallions
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¼ inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Elevation for the Bank of Scotland
Signed and dated
- c.1788-93
date of 1788-93 suggested by the Bank’s archivist as detailed in King
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and sepia wash on laid paper (532x358)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, Daniel Robertson or John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, Daniel Robertson or John Robertson
Watermark
W surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 59
King, 2001, p. 54
Further literary references in scheme notes
King, 2001, p. 54
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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