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[8] Designs for the principal front and ground storey of a house, 1783
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/50
Purpose
[8] Designs for the principal front and ground storey of a house, 1783
Aspect
Above- Elevation of a two-storey, five-bay building with a hipped roof and the central three bays projecting. At the ground-storey level there is a stepped, Ionic portico entrance flanked by narrow windows, and the portico has a frieze of rosettes. At the first-storey level there is a balustraded, three-quarter-height window flanked by balustraded narrow windows. The central three bays are surmounted by a pediment supporting acroteria, and are flanked by full-height windows at the ground-storey level, and three-quarter-height windows at the first-storey level
Below- Plan of the ground storey of a five-by-three-bay building, with a stepped, portico entrance to the south. The entrance links to an irregularly-shaped hall, and to the east and west of the hall there are apsidal rooms with bow windows. To the north of the hall there is a square space which links to a further irregularly-shaped space, and there is a staircase beyond. To the rear of the building there is a T-shaped block, with a rectangular block to the north
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation of a House for William Saltonstall Esq.r / Parlor Story and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- May 1783
17.th May. 1783
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (283 x 473)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 7
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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