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Railing for Gallery of Upper Museum (Full Size), 14th July 1819

 Item
Identifier: Coll-13/1/1/135

Scope and Contents

Plan of the socket, section, plan elevation and detail of the railing.

The whole of this railing and the brackets to be executed in the very best manner. The estimate to include the making of the patterns which must be carried with the greatest care and to the satisfaction of the architect. The brackets to be executed as soon as possible and the whole of the work to be finished, crafted up and fixed in its place by the contractor. A pre-contract price on or before the 15th day of September 1819 and the contractor shall pay one guinea for each day after the said 15th of September until the whole work shall be fixed up in the place, should it not be so, on or before that time.'

Dates

  • Creation: 14th July 1819

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

Physical Description

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Physical Description

genreform: architectural drawing

General

The whole of this railing and the brackets to be executed in the very best manner. The estimate to include the making of the patterns which must be carried with the greatest care and to the satisfaction of the architect. The brackets to be executed as soon as possible and the whole of the work to be finished, crafted up and fixed in its place by the contractor. A pre-contract price on or before the 15th day of September 1819 and the contractor shall pay one guinea for each day after the said 15th of September until the whole work shall be fixed up in the place, should it not be so, on or before that time.'

General

P1-(138)

General

Full Size

General

Black ink pen and blue, yellow and brown watercolour

General

Elevation and detail

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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