[11] Alternative design for a principal floor of a house, 1789, unexecuted

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Balmakewan House, Angus: designs for a house and stables for Thomas Gillies Esq, 1789, unexecuted (12)
    - Alternative designs for a house and stables for Thomas Gillies Esq, 1789, unexecuted (3)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 31/88

Purpose

[11] Alternative design for a principal floor of a house, 1789, unexecuted

Aspect

Principal (ground) floor plan of a house comprising a central range with flanking wings. The central range contains a large hall and stairs flanked by another set of stairs on one side, the rear room has a bowed bay with an external balustrade and columned balcony. The principal rooms include a dining room, drawing room and study

Scale

bar scale of 1 ¼ 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 another hand) Dining rom / Drawing room / Hall & Staircase / Study / Butlers room with some room dimensions

Signed and dated

27/05/1789
Albemarle Street / 27 May 1789

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (474x256)

Hand

Possibly
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

Level

Drawing

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