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[3] Design for the plan and rear elevation of a gateway and lodge, 1785, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/56
Purpose
[3] Design for the plan and rear elevation of a gateway and lodge, 1785, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and rear elevation of a gateway and single-storey, octagonal lodge with a pyramidal roof comprising one room with a chimneypiece on one side. The gateway is the same as SM Adam volume 51/57 with the omission of the engaged columns and pilasters and no panels on above the smaller arches
Scale
bar scale of 2 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Back front of Gateway with the Plan & Elevation of the Lodge / Lodge with some dimensions / (verso) 2
Signed and dated
- 19/2/1785
Adelphi / 19. Febry 1785.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (538x381)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Verso
Preliminary sketch of the rear elevation of a gateway, same as recto
Watermark
W surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 21
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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