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Reference number

SM Adam volume 51/30

Purpose

[29] Alternative design for a bridge, c1761-68, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan and elevation for a temporary wooden bridge with a single segmental arch resting on pyramidal piers, with pyramid-topped starlings, and a parapet of fencing across the bridge and its abutments

Scale

bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Temporary Bridge for Bowood for the Earl of Shelburne (in the hand of William Adam) / Temporary bridge for Bowood (in feint pencil) / Temporary bridge for (in feint pencil)

Signed and dated

  • 1761-1768
    date range: 1761-68

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (575 x 491)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 4
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 271
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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