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[7] Design for the house, 1768, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 43/51
Purpose
[7] Design for the house, 1768, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section through the central block as seen in Adam volume 43/48, 43/49, 43/52-43/54, albeit with an unfenestrated garret storey
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section across Sir Thomas Acklands House (in the hand of William Adam) and some measurements given (verso) rough calculations
Signed and dated
- 1768
datable to 1768
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and pink wash on laid paper (413 x 380)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
LVG surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 127
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 127
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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