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Reference number

Adam volume 51/91

Purpose

[19] Design for gateway to Saltram Park, c1773, as executed with alterations

Aspect

Elevation of a tripartite gateway, as in Adam volume 10/104, except the frieze on the arch is fluted, the cornice is less projecting and the medallions are enclosed rosettes

Scale

bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Elevation of the Gateway and Lodges at Saltram / John Parker Esqr (in the hand of William Adam) and a measurement given

Signed and dated

  • c1773
    datable to c1773

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (585 x 450)

Hand

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

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 27
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 353
For full 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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