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Reference number

SM Adam volume 37/86

Purpose

[7] Design for the attic storey, 1778, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan of the attic storey of a v-shaped building, formed with a rear rotunda, flanked by four-bay wings. The rotunda forms a rear bow and contains a central, circular light well, surrounded by a gallery. This links to a circular staircase. Towards the principal front of the house there is an irregularly-shaped lobby, surrounded by bedrooms. To the left of the lobby there is a further staircase

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the Attic Story (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) of a house proposed to be built at Harwich for John Robinson Esqr / Bedroom / Bed room / Bed room / Lobby / Bedroom / Bed room / Bedroom / A (pencil) / B (pencil) / C (pencil) D (pencil) No. 14 (brown ink) / Mr. R. has a fair copy of this (brown ink) and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • October 1778
    Adelphi / 1.st Oct.r 1778

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (545 x 345)

Hand

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

Watermark

JWHATMAN

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 17
King, 2001, Volume II, pp. 162-63
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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