[19] Design for the first storey of a house, 1779, unexecuted

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 45/101

Purpose

[19] Design for the first storey of a house, 1779, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan of the first storey of a nine-by-five-bay building, with a balustraded, three-bay colonnaded balcony across the principal front. There is a central dog-leg staircase, which leads to a vestibule set behind a colonnaded screen. To the rear there is a circular breakfast room, which has a balustraded balcony, flanked by paired columns. To the left of the principal staircase there is a library, bedchamber, dressing rooms and powdering room. To the right of the principal staircase there is an eating room, ante room, drawing room and an additional oval staircase

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

2d Design (in the hand of William Adam) / Plan of the Principal Story of a new Design for J. Robinson Esq.r / proposed to be built at Syon Hill- (underwritten in pencil) / No. 55 (brown ink) / Mr. R. has a fair copy (brown ink) / Vestible / Gentlemans Dressing room / Library / Bed Chamber / Lady's Dress.g room / Powdering room / Servants room / Passage / Area / Water Closet / Breakfast room / Great Staircase / Eating room / Back Stairs / Anti room / Drawing room / A (pencil) / faint pencil calculations bottom left and bottom centre and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

November 1779
Adelphi / 18.t Nov.r 1779

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (365 x 483)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Verso

Watermark

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 18
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 134
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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