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[3] Design for a principal floor of a house, 1789, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 31/83
Purpose
[3] Design for a principal floor of a house, 1789, unexecuted
Aspect
Principal (ground) floor plan of a house comprising a central range with a bowed end and flanking wings. The central range contains a large hall flanked by stairs, the rear room is circular, forming a large bow, with an external balustrade and columned balcony. The principal rooms include a dining room, drawing room and study
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Principal Story of a house (and in the hand of William Adam) for / Thomas Gillies Esqr / (in a different hand) / Dining room / Drawing room / Study / Staircase / Hall / Staircase / Water / Closet / Butlers room / (in red pen) N. B. Mr Adam took a copy of this with him to Edinr 15 August 1789. The hall & / staircase were both in one like the last plan with some room dimensions and calculations in pencil
Signed and dated
- 27/05/1789
Albemarle Street / 27 May 1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (476x284)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Watermark
GR surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 3
King, 2001, p. 121
Further literature references in scheme notes
King, 2001, p. 121
Further literature references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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