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Elevation of Cabinet of Upper Museum Explaining their Interminal Construction, 19th May 1818

 Item
Identifier: Coll-13/1/1/56

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

elevation of lower cabinet supporting the door to be removed section of lower cabinet

showing the elevation of upper carcase ( two pictures) section of lower cabinet which is indicated the wooden construction and also shows the depth of the cabinet at the centre of the museum. also in the section, we can see how different type of woods are constructed together (also see the wooden decorations at the top and bottom of cabinet)

 On the reverse of the drawing: Black ink pen watercolour ( yellow, orange, dark brown)

Dates

  • Creation: 19th May 1818

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

A few days notice is usually required, due to the size of most of the drawings and the time required to retrieve them from store.

Full Extent

From the Series: 542 drawings

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Additional Description

Related Materials

for the arrangement of cabinet see drawing N°17 i.e. P1[18] and N°18 i.e. P1[19]

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: architectural drawing

General

showing the elevation of upper carcase ( two pictures) section of lower cabinet which is indicated the wooden construction and also shows the depth of the cabinet at the centre of the museum. also in the section, we can see how different type of woods are constructed together (also see the wooden decorations at the top and bottom of cabinet)

General

P1-[54]

General

not indicate

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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