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[11] Preliminary design for an addition to the house, 1774, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 10/31
Purpose
[11] Preliminary design for an addition to the house, 1774, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, three-bay tower, with crenellations, and a conical roof, flanked by three-and-a-half-storey turrets, with crenellations, and conical roofs, and oculus windows in the top most register. Behind the tower is a higher stepped gable, with two small windows, and a central stack
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Lord Frederick Campbell and a key and measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1774
datable to 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (233 x 237)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 2
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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