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[2] Finished drawing for a house, c.1792, executed to a variant design
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 46/40
Purpose
[2] Finished drawing for a house, c.1792, executed to a variant design
Aspect
Upper: Longitudinal section comprising a three-storey building with an attic. The section shows Adam’s additional wing to the right which includes a basement and shows a different floor level to the existing house at ground and second storeys. The colour washes denote the building materials
Lower: First storey plan showing a U-shaped building with a circular bow to the front. The colours denote the existing (black) and proposed fabric (grey and unwashed), showing an additional wing and circular bow proposed by Adam as well as some internal partitions including an apsidal end to the drawing room which is also shown in the section. Other rooms include a bed chamber, library or breakfast room and eating room
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
One pair story of a house for / ~ Mr Ramsay ~ (in the hand of William Adam) / Bed Chamber / Dressing / Drawing room / Staircase / Library or Breakfast room / Eating room / with some room dimensions and (in pencil) annotations
Signed and dated
- c.1792
datable to c.1792
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured wash including black, grey, lemon yellow and pink within a ruled border on laid paper (226x323)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 3
King, 2001, Part 1, pp. 233-4
Further literary references in scheme notes
King, 2001, Part 1, pp. 233-4
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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