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[19] Design for a tower, 1766, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/64
Purpose
[19] Design for a tower, 1766, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a four-storey, crenellated tower, with a central three-bay canted bow, and with a central door on the ground floor, accessed by a flight of three external stairs, and flanked by windows
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Front of Tower for Mr Mackenzie
Signed and dated
- 1766
datable to 1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (496 x 648)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 56
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 246
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 246
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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