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[9] Design for a house, 1779, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/104
Purpose
[9] Design for a house, 1779, unexecuted
Aspect
Longitudinal section of a two-and-a-half storey block, with a hipped, balustraded roof, and this is flanked by two-storey wings, with a pitched roof. The central rooms of the principal block are apsidal ended, and there are wine bins at the ground-storey level
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
3d Design (in the hand of William Adam) / Section from A to B as Mark't on the Plans- / for John Robinson Esqr at Syon Hill (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) / No. 51 (brown ink) / Mr. R. has a copy in lines (brown ink) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- February 1779
Adelphi 15.t Feby. / 1779
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (427 x 274)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with part title inscription the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with part title inscription the hand of William Adam
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
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