[31] Design for a cupola for the stables, 1776, as executed in 1827-29

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Nostell Priory, Wakefield, West Yorkshire: designs for interior decoration, alterations to the house, and buildings in the park for Sir Rowland Winn, 5th Baronet, 1765-85 (39)
    - Buildings in the park
      - Design for a cupola for the stables, 1776, as executed in 1827-29 (1)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 41/48

Purpose

[31] Design for a cupola for the stables, 1776, as executed in 1827-29

Aspect

Plan, elevation and section of a circular cupola, with a clock at the base, sheltered by a broken-base pediment, and above this the structure is divided into an arcade, articulated by monopteral Ionic columns, supporting a domed roof surmounted by a weather vane

Scale

bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

A Design of a Cupola for the Stable Offices / at Nostel. The Seat of Sir Rowland Winn Bart (the Seat of Sir Rowland Winn Bart in the hand of William Adam) and some measurements given

Signed and dated

15/10/1776
Adelphi October 15t 1776

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (492 x 594)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Watermark

PVL

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 24
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 358
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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