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  • image SM Adam volume 11/73

Reference number

SM Adam volume 11/73

Purpose

[40] Record drawing for the soffit of the portico, executed with alterations, July 1763

Aspect

Plan and elevation of a tripartite, compartmented ceiling, heavily ornamented with bands of scrolled heart

Scale

bar scale of 5/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Ceiling for the Portico at Shardeloes

Signed and dated

  • 1763
    July 1763

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (600 x 391)

Hand

Adam office hand, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, index p. 28
Harris, 1961, p. 270
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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