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[6] Design for the ground storey of a house, c1785, unexcuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/56
Purpose
[6] Design for the ground storey of a house, c1785, unexcuted
Aspect
Plan of the ground storey of a three-by-three-bay house, with the central bay of the principal front set behind a porte cochère, and with a central entrance leading to an apsidal-ended hall. To the left there is a room with apsidal ends containing niches, and to the right there is a passage leading to a dog-leg staircase and an additional room to the rear. The central bay of the rear façade is projecting, and contains a stepped entrance leading to a large rectangular room
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Principal Story of a House for Gibbs Crawford Esqr (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) / Hall / Staircase and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1785
c1785
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (472 x 293)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Verso
3
Watermark
TW
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 27
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 133
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 133
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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