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[2] Design for the ground storey of a house, c1785, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/96
Purpose
[2] Design for the ground storey of a house, c1785, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the ground storey of a nine-bay building with a canted bay front. The canted bay rooms contain a library and drawing rooms, and the library links to a dog-legged staircase with an eating room beyond. To the left-hand side of the principal block the staircase links to an additional block with a stepped portico entrance flanked by turrets. The entrance leads to an apsidal-ended hall, with a dining room beyond and a servants’ hall to the left-hand side. The servants’ hall leads to an irregularly shaped octagonal room with a canted window and a sunken bath. To the rear of the dining room there is a balustraded entrance with a pair of external staircases
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Principal Story of a House for James Macpherson Esqr- / Hall / Servants Hall / Hot & Cold Bath- / Dining Room / Stairs / Library / Common Eating Parlor / Drawing room / 95 (pencil) / A (pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1785
c1785
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and pink wash on laid paper (455 x 225)
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
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 26
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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