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[10] Design for a pedestal for the hall, c1761-62, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 49/48
Purpose
[10] Design for a pedestal for the hall, c1761-62, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a pedestal as drawing 9 but with a central tabula ansata ornamented with anthemia, calyx and acanthus leaves instead of an enclosed rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 2 3/4 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Tables for Inscription Unknown (underwritten in pencil and in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1761-62
datable to c1761-62
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (282 x 483)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
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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