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  • image SM Adam volume 45/110

Reference number

SM Adam volume 45/110

Purpose

[1] Design for the basement of a house, 1785, executed status unknown

Aspect

Basement plan of a house comprising a series of rooms within a square footprint with a central bow at the rear end and pavement vaults to the front of the house. Rooms include a kitchen, scullery, servants’ hall, house keeper’s room, laundry, pantry, and larder. There is a lightwell with steps to the side of the building which continues around the house to the rear

Scale

bar scale of 1 ¼ inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the Ground Story (and in the hand of William Adam) of a house for Ilay Campbell / Lord Advocate of Scotland / (in another hand) Area / Laundry / Pantry / Larder / House keeprs room / Wine [_ _ _ _ _] / Servants Hall / Area / Kitchen / Passage / Scullery / Back Stairs / Area / Area / Privy / Privy / Vaults / for / Coals / Small / Beer &c with some room dimensions / (verso) 2

Signed and dated

  • 8/06/1785
    Adelphi / 8th June 1785

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (302x477)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison

Watermark

GR surmounted by a shield with a fleur de lis above

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 12
King, 2001, p. 125

Level

Drawing

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