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[1] Design for a lodge and gateway, c.1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/92
Purpose
[1] Design for a lodge and gateway, c.1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Ground plan, roof plan and elevation of a lodge and gateway, comprising a central pyramidal block with a rectangular base and internal apsed rooms at two ends, flanked by external walls with openings in them terminating in piers surmounted by rams. The elevation is adorned with a continuous cornice, rustication, and urns, and there is a fluted frieze with a plaque inscribed ‘BOTHWELL’ surmounted by a pedestal with a figure on it
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) For Lord Douglas at Bothwell Castle
Signed and dated
- c.1775
datable to c.1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (494x613)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Verso
Preliminary design comprising a ground plan and elevation of a mausoleum, same as recto with some measurements
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 4
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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