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[15] Record drawing for a frieze for the hall, ND, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 53/49 (part)
Purpose
[15] Record drawing for a frieze for the hall, ND, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a frieze for the hall, composed of fluting, alternating with either an enclosed rosette accompanied by a crossed quiver of arrows, or a peltoid shield ornamented with a mask, and accompanied by crossed swords
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Honble. George Baillie (underwritten in pencil) / Hall / Beauclerk Bull Baillie (in pencil in a modern curatorial hand)
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on the laid paper of the folio page (292 x 470)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly James Adam, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
IVILLEDARY
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 22
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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