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[7] Design for a classical lodge, 1781, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 36/44
Purpose
[7] Design for a classical lodge, 1781, unexecuted
Aspect
Rear (southwest) elevation of a two-storey building with a three-bay canted bay, with flanking single-storey wings, all over a basement. The canted bay has ground-floor arched windows, first-floor square-headed windows and string coursing between the floors. The flanking wings have Venetian windows, and the entire elevation has sills and cornices at eaves level
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
South East front of the Lodge with some dimensions
Signed and dated
- 6/8/1781
Adelphi / 6th August 1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (368x251)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 54
King, 2001, p. 135
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, p. 135
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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