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[1] Design for a plan of a mausoleum, 1790, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 34/78
Purpose
[1] Design for a plan of a mausoleum, 1790, as executed
Aspect
Ground plan comprising a square foundation with central projections on three sides, and on the fourth side, two projections flanking a central bay
Scale
bar scale of 3 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the foundation of a Mausoleum for Westerkirk with some dimensions / (verso) Mausoleum for the Johnston t[sic] Westerkirk / (in another hand) Westerkirk Drawing / (in another hand) This should be put Fourteenth
Signed and dated
- 10/03/1790
Albemarle Street / 10th March 179[_] datable to 1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and pink wash on laid paper (462x300)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson or John Paterson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson or John Paterson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 30
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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