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  • image SM Adam volume 31/82

Reference number

SM Adam volume 31/82

Purpose

[8] Design for the rear elevation of a house, 1789, unexecuted

Aspect

Same as SM Adam volume 1/67 with a medallion frieze in the central bow, and two chimney stacks

Scale

bar scale of 1 ¼ inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

(In the hand of William Adam) South Front New Design Thomas Gillies Esqr

Signed and dated

  • 14/08/1789
    August 14th 1789

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (430x283)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson

Watermark

W surmounted by shield with fleur de lis

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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