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[3] Design for the first storey of a house, c1785, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/97
Purpose
[3] Design for the first storey of a house, c1785, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the first storey of part of a building formed from two separate blocks. The left-hand block contains a double-height hall and eating room, with dressing rooms to the left which are accessed via a staircase linking to the ground storey. The right-hand block is accessed via the dog-legged, principal staircase, and this contains bedrooms and a water closet. Two of the bedrooms have canted bay windows
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Hall continued / Dress.g roo (sic) / Dress.g room / Eating room continued / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1785
c1785
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and pink wash on laid paper (262 x 243)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
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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