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[17] Design for the ground storey of a house, 1779, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/100
Purpose
[17] Design for the ground storey of a house, 1779, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the ground storey of a seven-by-five-bay building, with a central principal entrance set behind pilasters, and leading to a hall with a colonnaded screen. The hall is flanked by a billiard room and servants’ hall, and links to a dog-leg staircase with additional staircases to the right. The principal staircase is surrounded by domestic offices
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Ground Story / of a house for John Robinson Esq.r at Syon Hill (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) / No. 54 (brown ink) / Sub Hall / Staircase / Porters room / Billiard Room / Stewards room / Store room / Housekeepers Bedroom / Still room / Closet / Plate room / Butlers Bedroom / Butlers Pantry / Servants Hall and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- November 1779
Adelphi / 18.t Nov.r 1779
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (489 x 377)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
J KOOL surmounted by a fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 18
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 134
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 134
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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