Models of Old College

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1811
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1790s -
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 5 items: objects

Scope and Content

4 papier mache models of Old College, comprising a pair depicting the frontage and one of the side wings and single model depicting the frontage.

  • Model of the Robert Adam frontage. (c1790s)
  • Model of the Robert Adam frontage, in a frame by Wm. Archer. (c1790s)
  • Pair of models showing frontage an one of the side wings, formerly held at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge. (c1790s)

Folded card model of Old College with printed detail thereon. The dome on it is similar to the Rowand Anderson designed late 19th century dome. (1890s or later)

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