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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.

Level

Drawing

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