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[1] Design for the basement storey of a house, 1777, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 31/117
Purpose
[1] Design for the basement storey of a house, 1777, possibly executed
Aspect
Plan of the basement storey of a five-bay house, with proposed additions. At the front of the house there is a strong room and a connecting plate room which are accessed via a staircase connecting to the book-keepers room and shop above (Adam volume 31/118). The additions to the side and rear of the building contain domestic offices, which are accessed separately via a passage and an additional staircase
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 5 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Ground Storey- / (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) of a house for Messrs Drummonds Charing Cross / Passage / Strong room / Plate room / Staircase / Staircase / Housekeepers Store room / Servants Hall / Pantry / Butlers room and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- Jan 1777
Adelphi Janry 31.st 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and pink wash within a double ruled border on laid paper (444 x 532)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Verso
2
Watermark
PVL
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 36
Sands, 2016, p. 25
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Sands, 2016, p. 25
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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