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[66] Alternative designs for iron railings to enclose the court, c1785, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 49/26
Purpose
[66] Alternative designs for iron railings to enclose the court, c1785, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of two alternative forms of iron railings, each differently ornamented, with lamps to the left, and urns to the right. Each terminates in a lodge, with a semicircular arched doorway, flanked by Doric pilasters, and one is surmounted by a sculpted lion and the other a unicorn
Scale
bar scale of 3/20 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Two designs of Iron railings for enclosing the Court of Cumberland House towards Pall Mall and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1785
date range: 1785
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (295 x 589)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
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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