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[3] Finished drawing for the first storey of a house, c1770, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 29/48
Purpose
[3] Finished drawing for the first storey of a house, c1770, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the first storey of a five-by-five-bay building, with a colonnaded screen to the north and a portico to the south. Within the building there are a central pair of oval staircases divided by a circular space linking to semi-circular spaces forming closets. The central staircases are surrounded by bedrooms and a dressing room. The central building is flanked by the footprints of the link blocks to the east and west. Beyond this there are three-by-four-bay pavilions which contains servants’ bedrooms, divided by a central passage
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Bed Chamber Story (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) for High Down the seat of John Radcliffe Esqr / Servants Bed Room / Servants Bed Room / Servants Bed Room / Servants Bed Room / Lady Frances Bed Chamber / Ladys Dressing Room / Powdering room / Water Closet / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Cham.r / Water Closet / Closet / Closet / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Water Closet / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Servants Bed Room / Servants Bed Room / Servants Bed Room / Servants Bed Room and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1770
c1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (610 x 536)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 18
Rowan, 1984, pp. 44-45
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 127
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Rowan, 1984, pp. 44-45
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 127
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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