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[8] Design for the side elevation of a house, 1787, executed in part
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/65
Purpose
[8] Design for the side elevation of a house, 1787, executed in part
Aspect
Elevation of a three-storey, five-bay house with a hipped roof and attic, and a bowed end. There is a pedimented Tuscan surround over a central stepped entrance. There is a continuous moulded cornice at eaves level and string coursing between each floor. There are a mixture of square-headed windows within plain surrounds and pedimented surrounds
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¼ inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
A Design for the West front of Glasserton House
Signed and dated
- 1787
datable to 1787
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (473x242)
Hand
possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
GR surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 15
King, 2001, Vol. 1, pp. 106, 136
Further literature references in scheme notes
King, 2001, Vol. 1, pp. 106, 136
Further literature references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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