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[2] Design for the ground floor of a house, 1785, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/111
Purpose
[2] Design for the ground floor of a house, 1785, executed status unknown
Aspect
Design for the ground (parlour) floor of a house comprising a series of rooms arranged around a central staircase, with an additional staircase to the front of the house. The rear room is within a bow. Rooms include a hall, eating room, waiting room and business room
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¼ inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Parlor Story (and in the hand of William Adam) of a house for / Ilay Campbell Esqr Lord Advocate of Scotland / (and in another hand) West / North / East / South / Business Room / Waiting room / Dressg room / Water / Closet / Great Staircase / Eating room / Hall / Back stairs with some room dimensions
Signed and dated
- 8/6/1785
Adelphi / 8th June 1785
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (285x465)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
WT
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 12
King, 2001, p. 125
King, 2001, p. 125
Level
Drawing
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