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Architectural drawings and sketches created or collected by Thomas Seaton Scott [architectural drawing]

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1845-1920.

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R12709-0-0-E

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Architectural and technical drawings

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3948951

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Scott, Thomas Seaton Collection

Architectural drawings and sketches created or collected by Thomas Seaton Scott
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Date(s):

1845-1920.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

216 architectural drawings

Language of material:

English

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Consists of the architectural sketches and drawings of Walter Scott, Thomas Seaton Scott, Frank Wills and Henry C. Dudley. Walter Scott's drawings include designs for houses and shops (1845) in Birkenhead, England. The drawings by Thomas Seaton Scott consist of a pictorial diary of his 1850 European voyage, drawings of buildings in Ontario and Quebec such as the Brockville train station, Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal), Memorial Church (Cornwall), and waterworks (Hamilton) and various sketches of buildings in Boston (1871-73). A number of original drawings and lithographs of drawings by Frank Willis and Wills and Dudley are of churches in Fredericton, N.B., Flushing, L.I., Mobile, Al., Albany, N.Y. as well as drawings of headstones, tombs, and church furniture and church fixtures.

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Scott, Thomas Seaton, 1826-1895

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Architectural, technical drawings. (Paper) A detailed list is available for consultation. The list is indexed by building type and architect's name. Scott, Thomas Seaton, 83403/35 (90: Open)

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Statement of responsibility note:

items 1--6; 9--12; 14--15; 17: Frank Wills, architect
items 7--8: Frank & Dudley, architects, New York
items 26--30: Walter Scott, architect
items 31--60; 106--112: [T.S. Scott]

Custodial history:

Donated by Mrs. Mark Napier (née) Frances Turner, grandaughter of T.S. Scott in 1984.

Nine photographs were transferred to the Documentary Art and Photography Division, accession 1984-189. The photographs include two of Thomas Seaton Scott, one of a coat of arms, five of Victoria Bridge and one showing the fall of Kartoum.

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1. Sketch for a monument 1849-08-03
2. Cathedral, New Brunswick - Chancel Screen [1850]
3. The proposed cathedral church, Fredericton, New Brunswick adapted from St. Mary's Snettisham, Norfolk [1850]
4. Sketch for a monument . [1850]
5. Design for font for the church of the Transfiguration, N.Y. 1/4 of full size [1850]
6. Design for a monument to be executed in Little Falls Stone [1850]
7. St. George's church. Flushing, L.I. [1850]
8. Trinity church, Mobile, Alabama [1850]
9. The church of the Holy Innocents, Albany, N.Y. [1850]
10. [Monument] [1850]
11. [Drawing of a tomb] [1850]
12. [Sketch of a high tomb] [1850]
13. Open timber roofs [1850]
14. Head stones [1850]
15. A high tomb [1850]
16. Open seats [1850]
17. Monumental cross for a church yard [1850]
18. Ecran. No. 1 N.D.
19. Fauteuil No. 2 N.D.
20. Lutrin No. 19 N.D.
21. The tomb of Canynces, N.D.
22. Tomb of D. Birago N.D.
23. [Page from a source book of decorative objects] N.D.
24. [Drawings of urns on a pedestal] [1850]
25. Frontispice from "Album Lithographique" N.D.
26. Plan of houses & shops in Birkenhead. The property of John Somerville Jackson Esqr. called the Market Cross bounded by Albion, Monk & Chester Streets & the New Market 1845
27. Clafton Park. Plan of Hushoes Land [1840s]
28. [Unidentified house] [1840s]
29. [Unidentified house] [1840s]
30. [Unidentified house with conservatory] [1840s]
31. Brockville Station [late 1850s]
32. Sketch. Proposed school house - Side view [1857]
33. Sketch. Proposed school house - Floor plan [1857]
34. [Christ Church Cathedral] [1857]
35. [Unidentified Church] [late 1850s]
36. [Unidentified Church] [late 1850s]
37. [Sketch of Victoria Bridge, Montreal] [late 1850s]
38. Sketch of bridge [late 1850s]
39. [Sketch of Victoria Bridge, Montreal] [late 1850s]
40. Rough sketch of engine house water works, Hamilton [1860s]
41. Memorial church. Cornwall, Ontario [1869]
42. Rome - Trevi Fountain [1850]
43. Rome - Chapel St. Maria Maggiore [1850]
44. Rome - Arch of Constantine [1850]
45. [Venice - Basilica of San Marco] [1850]
46. [Venice - Rialto Bridge] [1850]
47. [Venice - Top view: Palazzo Vendramin Calergi. Bottom view: uniedentified] [1850]
48. [Venice - Top view: Unidentified. Bottom view: Gothic palaces of the Foscari on the Grand Canal] [1850]
49. [Venice - Unidentified [1850]
50. [Venice - Unidentified [1850]
51. [Florence? - church] [1850]
52. [Florence? - Campinele] [1850]
53. [Italy? - House] [1850]
54. [Italy? - Interior of Building] [1850]
55. Worms - Cathedral. 1850-08-03
56. Amiens - Cathedral - West door 1850-09-02
57. [Unidentified church] [1850]
58. [Unidentified church] [1850]
59. [Unidentified church] [1850]
60. [Unidentified church] [1850]
61. [Sketches of church steeples, friezes, columns, recto and verso] [1850]
62. [Sketches of pillars, arches] [1850]
63--66. [Sketches of friezes and mosaic inlays, recto and verso] [1850]
67--105. A collection of rubbings of pavements, cornice screens panel screens and sketches of mosaic desigs and decorative motifs 1850-04 - 1850-06
106. [Drawings depicting scene from Greek mythology] 1843-08
107. [Urn] [1843]
108. [Mantle piece] N.D.
109. [Pilaster, corbel and bracket design] [1945]
110. [Leaf and floral molding] N.D.
111. [Pillar] 1843/02/01
112. [Lion's head] 1843
113. Fragment of frieze and console Forum Trajans N.D.
114--123. Old English ornamentation N.D.
124. [Sketches by J.A. Ewart? of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, Wellington and Kent streets, Ottawa. Recto and Verso] [ca. 1920]
125. Paris - Pulpit of Madeleine [1850]
126. Rome - Balcony of St. Peters [1850]
127. [Rome - Bracket, balcony of St. Peters [1850]
128. [Rome - Temple of Vesta in the Forum Boarium and Unidentified sketch] [1850]
129. Strasbourg - Pulpit and stairs. Verso: canopy [1850]
130. Strasbourg - Front and arch over dooré Verso: Buttress and entrance [1850]
131. Old Livarno? - St. Oswald [1850]
132. [Venice - Unidentified street facade] [1850]
133. [Rome - st. Maria Maggiore? and 2 unidentified churches] [1850]
134. Ruziano? - House of Jeanne d'Arc [1850]
135. Cologne - Two unidentified buildings 1850-07-12
136. Worms - St. Paul and West end of Catholic cathedral. 1850-08-06
137. Church near Worms on the Rhine. Verso details. 1850-08-05
138. Cologne - Church details. Verso details. 1850-08-11
139. Cologne - Church facades. Verso details. [1850]
140. Turin? - Unidentified building. Verso: details 1850-07-18
141. [?] - Piazza St. Carlo. Verso: Interior 1850-07-18
142. [?] - St Frances 1850-07-18
143--157. Unidentified.
158. Scheme for working crane and quay. Verso: sketches of two steamboats the ST. LAURENCE and the RICHELIEU 1854-07-02
159. Sketch of boats [Recto and verso] [ca. 1854]
160. Boat scene [ca. 1854]
161. [log boom?] [ca. 1854]
162. Boston. Boston & Maine Railroad - Station. Verso: same [1871]
163. Boston. Boston & Maine Railroad - Railway tracks. Verso: same [1871]
164. Boston. Boston & Maine Railroad - Structural support. Verso Details. [1871]
165. Boston. Boston & Maine Railroad - Roof-Eastern Ry. sketch of tracks. Verso: Fitchburg station office front [1871]
166. Boston. Boston & Maine Railroad - Sketch. Verso: Sketch. [1871]
167. Boston. Boston & Maine Railroad - Structural roof supports. Verso: sketch of doors and tracks [1871]
168. New York Life Insurance Co. Bldg. 1869 [1871]
169. [Unidentified building] [1871]
170. [Unidentified building] Pillars [1871]
171. [Unidentified building] [1871]
172. [Unidentified building] [1871]
173. Cellar floor plan. Verso: Facade designs. [1871]
174. Grill. Verso: Floor plan [1871]
175. Port office at Detroit [1871]
176. Detroit - [Sketches of windows and doors. Verso: same] [1871]
177. [Detroit?] - Union Square [1871]
178. Tavola dell'urna du Nicolo Ion nel Tempio di L. Maria Gloriosa de Frasvi [mid 19th cent.]
179. [Decorative border] [1960s]
180. Monumento ai Conjugi Generosa Orsina e Maffio Zen... [mid 19th cent.]
181. Vue intérieure de la Chapelle. [mid 19th cent.]
182. [Vatican] Vol. 1 Tav. IV. L. Magozzi. dis. [mid 19th cent.]
183. Souvenir de Bretagne. [mid 19th cent.]
184. The Capitol, Albany, N.Y. [1870]
185. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. [1873]
186. Boston & Parrdime railroad Station 1873
187. New storehouses. Devonshire. Boston. 1873-07
188. Passenger Station. Worcester, Mass. [1873]
189. Cottages. 1873
190. Unitarion Church. So. Boston. [1873]
191. [Railway Yard] [1873]
192. [Layout sketch of horse stable] [1870s]
193. Pavillon de colones Française. 1885
194. Porte d'entrée. Église de l'Aignon à Chantes. [1850]
195. [Sketch of interior building layouts, Paris] [1850]
196. Jaina Chattri, Mundra [India] [1885]
197. Aiwalli, portion of carving on the roof on veranda. Jaina cave [1885]
198--200. [Mosaic floor designs] [1860s]
201--207. [Fresco motifs] [1860s]
208--211. [Details - ceiling, floor, archavolte, pilaster, urns, corbel] [1860s]
212. An ornamented & floriated gothic alphabet [1860s]
213. [Alphabet] [1860s]
214. [Floral alphabe design] [1860s]
215. [Sketches - flowers, arches] [1860s]
216. [Thistes, rose, lily, sweet peas, cherry blossoms] [1860s]

Availability of other formats note:

Available in microfiche format: NMC51962; NMC51965; NMC103957; NMC113394 -- NMC113468.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2009-00055-2
83403/35 CA
R12709-0-0-E

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83403/35 CA
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Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC103957;

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NMC113394--NMC113468;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC51962;

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Box [SCOTT, THOMAS SEATON 83403/35]

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2000001823--2000001832;

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2000002075 ;

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2000001823 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--25

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2000001824 Item no. assigned by LAC 26; 28--30

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2000001825 Item no. assigned by LAC 31--41

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2000001826 Item no. assigned by LAC 42--66

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2000001827 Item no. assigned by LAC 67--105

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2000001828 Item no. assigned by LAC 106--124

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2000001829 Item no. assigned by LAC 125--157

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2000001830 Item no. assigned by LAC 158--177

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2000001831 Item no. assigned by LAC 178--184

[Consultation 90 Open]

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