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[9] Design for a house and for the first storey of a house, 1783
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/51
Purpose
[9] Design for a house and for the first storey of a house, 1783
Aspect
Above- Axial section of a two-storey building, with a pitched roof and a Tuscan portico surmounted by a balustrade to the south. There is a central space on the ground and first storeys, which links to flanking rooms with curved walls. To the north there is a curved staircase connecting to the ground and first storeys
Below- Plan of the first storey of a five-by-three-bay building, with a balustraded balcony across the central three bays of the south front. Within, to the east and west, there are two apsidal bedrooms with bow windows, and these are separated by a central square space flanked by irregularly shaped rooms with concave walls. To the north there is a curved staircase which also links to a T-shaped block, and there is a further rectangular block to the rear
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section / Bed Chamber Story and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- May 1783
17.th May. 1783
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (291 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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