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[7] Design for the principal elevation and part-sections of a terrace, 1792, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 48/2
Purpose
[7] Design for the principal elevation and part-sections of a terrace, 1792, unexecuted
Aspect
Part-elevation and section of a three-storey terrace over a basement, with an eleven-bay end block articulated by Corinthian columns and pilasters with a projecting attic storey flanking the central three bays, and a rusticated ground floor. There is a flier which shows an alternative to this design with the central three bays forming a raised attic storey flanked by chimney stacks and balustrading. The adjacent three bays of the terrace has a first-floor Venetian window and columns separating the ground floor shop front. The entire building has a mixture of square-headed windows with plain and moulded surrounds, some with pediments and consoles, and doors with fanlights, and is adorned with enclosed rosettes, strigillated panel with a festooned cartouche, moulded cornices and balustrading
Scale
bar scale 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Glasgow Design / (in another hand) Elevation of the north side of Stirling Square with Sections shewing[sic] the hights[sic] of the Stories in the Houses on the East & West sides / Vault / Lodging / Shop / Warehouse / Lodging / Bedroom
Signed and dated
- 1792
datable to 1792
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured wash including lemon yellow and pink on laid paper (699x289)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Watermark
W surmounted by shield and fleur de lis
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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