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[3] Design for the first storey of a house, c1762
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/16
Purpose
[3] Design for the first storey of a house, c1762
Aspect
Plan of the first storey of a five-by-four-bay building with a bow front to the south. There is a central passage which links to surrounding bedrooms and a staircase to the east. The central bedroom to the south has a bow window, and there is a further staircase to the north west
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Bed Chamber Story / (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) of a house for John Jones Esqr at Charlton / Bed room / Bed Chamber / Passage / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1762
c1762
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil within a single ruled border on laid paper (439 x 330)
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. 6
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 124
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 124
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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