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[7] Finished drawing for a section through a building, 1791-92, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 48/25
Purpose
[7] Finished drawing for a section through a building, 1791-92, as executed
Aspect
Axial section through a three-storey building with a dome and cupola. There a vaults in the ground floor passage followed by a grand staircase in the rear bow leading to the principal floor. The principal room is adorned with a decorative ceiling and walls including pilasters and chimneypiece. The different coloured washes denote the building materials, revealing the carpentry of the dome
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) Section through the Trades Hall at Glasgow / (verso) Former design of the Trades Hall Glasgow / Trades Hall Glasgow
Signed and dated
- 1791-92
datable to 1791-92
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured wash including pink and lemon yellow within a ruled border on laid paper (412x335)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 14
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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