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Survey of Private Collections. Ardkinglas Drawings

551 1001

Description Survey of Private Collections. Ardkinglas Drawings

Date c. 1767 to 1831

Collection Survey of Private Collections. Ardkinglas Drawings

Catalogue Number 551 1001

Category All Other

Scope and Content The collection comprises photographic copies of drawings of Ardkinglas House, Argyll and Bute, including designs by an unidentified late 18th-century architect, James Playfair 1790, A M Binning 1832 and William Burn 1831. NMRS Jubilee Guide, 1991.

Archive History Survey of original drawings held at Ardkinglas House and copied by RCAHMS in 1967. Previously catalogued as Collection 262/1.

Finding Aids NMRS Inventory 1

Accruals No accruals are anticipated.

External Reference Inventory 1

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1176562

Collection Hierarchy - Collection Level

Collection Level (551 1001) Survey of Private Collections. Ardkinglas Drawings

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
Print Room AGD 41/14 Ardkinglas Entrance elevation and three floor plans of design for late 18th Century house. Perhaps for Ardkinglas. Unsigned and not dated. 1767 Item Level
Print Room AGD 41/7 Ardkinglas (Playfair's Design). Romantic perspective of proposed villa, shown in inset. Titled: 'Design for a Marine Pavilion to be built at Ardkinglas for Sir Alexr Campbell, Bart.', '1790. Playfair. Architect. London.' 1790 Item Level
Print Room AGD 41/3 Ardkinglas (Binning's design). Perspective elevation of design for a baronial house (perhaps for additions to old house). Signed: 'A.M.Binning, 2nd Jan 1832'. 2/1/1832 Item Level
Print Room AGD 41/4A Ardkinglas (Burn's design). Perspective elevation, No.4. Signed: '131 George Street, 7th November 1831'. 7/11/1831 Item Level
Print Room AGD 41/4B Ardkinglas (Burn's design). Ground floor plan, No.1. Signed: '131 George Street, 7th November 1831'. 7/11/1831 Item Level
Print Room AGD 41/5A Ardkinglas (Burn's design). Plan of bedroom floor, No.3. Signed: '131 George Street, 7th November 1831' 7/11/1831 Item Level
Print Room AGD 41/5B Ardkinglas (Burn's design). Plan of principal floor, No.2 Signed: '131 George Street, 7th November 1831' 7/11/1831 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/2 CS Ardkinglas (Playfair's design) Photographic copy of proposed ground floor plan and elevation of entrance front to lawn. Insc: 'Design for Ardkinglass. Sir Alexr. Campbell, Bart.' Pen and colour-wash. Unsigned and not dated (?J. Playfair c.1790). RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans c. 1790 Batch Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/8 CS Ardkinglas (Playfair's design). Photographic copy of elevation of entrance front of new house (marine pavilion) for Ardkinglas. Unsigned and not dated (?James Playfair c.1790). Pen and colour-wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans c. 1790 Batch Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/7 CS Ardkinglas (Playfair's Design). Photographic copy of romantic perspective of proposed villa, shown in inset. Titled: 'Design for a Marine Pavilion to be built at Ardkinglas for Sir Alexr Campbell, Bart.', '1790. Playfair. Architect.London.' Pen and colour-wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collection, Ardkinglas Plans 1790 Batch Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/5 S Ardkinglas (Burn's design). Photographic copy of plan of principal floor, No.2. Signed: '131 George Street, 7th November 1831' Pen and wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans 7/11/1831 Batch Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/4 P Ardkinglas (Burn's design). Photographic copy of perspective elevation, No.4, and ground floor plan, No.3. Signed: '131 George Street, 7th November 1831'. Pencil, pen and wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans 7/11/1831 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/6 CS Ardkinglas (Playfair's design). Photographic copy of end elevation and North front of new house (marine pavilion) for Ardkinglas. Unsigned and not dated (?James Playfair c.1790) Pen and wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans c. 1790 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/9 CS Ardkinglas (Playfair's design). Photographic copy of site plan of new house, stables, kitchen garden and ruin of castle for Ardkinglas. Inset elevation and plan of stables. Unsigned and not dated (?James Playfair c.1790) Pen and colour-wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans c. 1790 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/7 P Ardkinglas (Playfair's Design). Photographic copy of romantic perspective of proposed villa, shown in inset. Titled: 'Design for a Marine Pavilion to be built at Ardkinglas for Sir Alexr Campbell, Bart.', '1790. Playfair. Architect.London.' Pen and colour-wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collection, Ardkinglas Plans 1790 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/2 P Ardkinglas (Playfair's design) Photographic copy of proposed ground floor plan and elevation of entrance front to lawn. Insc: 'Design for Ardkinglass. Sir Alexr. Campbell, Bart.' Pen and colour-wash. Unsigned and not dated (?J. Playfair c.1790). RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans c. 1790 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/3 P Ardkinglas (Binning's design). Photographic copy of perspective elevation of design for a baronial house (perhaps for additions to old house). Signed: 'A.M.Binning, 2nd Jan 1832'. Pen and wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans 2/1/1832 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/5 P Ardkinglas (Burn's design). Photographic copy of plan of bedroom floor, No.3, and plan of principal floor, No.2. Signed: '131 George Street, 7th November 1831' Pen and wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans 7/11/1831 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/6 P Ardkinglas (Playfair's design). Photographic copy of end elevation and North front of new house (marine pavilion) for Ardkinglas. Unsigned and not dated (?James Playfair c.1790) Pen and wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans c. 1790 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/8 P Ardkinglas (Playfair's design). Photographic copy of elevation of entrance front of new house (marine pavilion) for Ardkinglas. Unsigned and not dated (?James Playfair c.1790). Pen and colour-wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans c. 1790 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/9 P Ardkinglas (Playfair's design). Photographic copy of site plan of new house, stables, kitchen garden and ruin of castle for Ardkinglas. Inset elevation and plan of stables. Unsigned and not dated (?James Playfair c.1790) Pen and colour-wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans c. 1790 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/10 P Ardkinglas Photographic copy of ground and first floor plan of stable block, and floor plan of house built late 18th Century. Unsigned and not dated. Pen. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans 1767 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/11 P Ardkinglas Photographic copy of floor plan of house built late 18th Century, and front and side elevations of stable block. Unsigned and not dated. Pen and wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans 1767 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images AGD 41/12 P Ardkinglas Photographic copy of basement plan of house built late 18th Century. Unsigned and not dated. Pen and wash. RCAHMS Survey of Private Collections, Ardkinglas Plans 1767 Item Level

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