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[2] Finished drawing for the first storey of a house, c1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 29/51
Purpose
[2] Finished drawing for the first storey of a house, c1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the first storey of a seven-bay building, with proposed alterations. The central three-bays of the north front are altered to form five projecting bays. The northern portion of the building contains a bedroom, dressing room, staircase, an eating room, and a central internal space overlooking a courtyard with a proposed roof for a courtyard passage. To the west there is a central room with a tripartite window, and this links to a three-by-two-bay drawing room. There are proposed alterations to the south east section of the building, with a dog-leg staircase surrounded by bedrooms and a dressing room, and with an ante room to the west
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the one pair Stairs Story. (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) For John Radcliffe Esqr near Hitchen / Drawing Room / Eating Room / Passage / Anti Room / Servants Bed Room / Bed Room / Water Closet / Dressing Room / Roof over Passage (pencil) / Passage / Bed Room / Servants Bed Room / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Water Closet and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1772
c1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and pink wash on laid paper (508 x 434)
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
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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