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[3] Design for the first floor of a house, c.1768-9, not executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 29/126
Purpose
[3] Design for the first floor of a house, c.1768-9, not executed
Aspect
Recto: first floor plan comprising a drawing room and three bed chambers, each with chimney breasts, arranged around a staircase
Verso: Preliminary design, same as recto but with curved chimney breasts
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
One pair of Stairs of a house for Andrew Crosbie Esqr / in the new town Edinburgh ~ / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Drawing Room / Bed Chamber / (verso) One pair of Stairs / No 3
Signed and dated
- c.1768-9
datable to c.1768-9
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (591x496)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 12
King, 2001, p. 125
Further literary references in scheme notes
King, 2001, p. 125
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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