[2] Design for the principal floor of a house, ND, unexecuted

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 42/120

Purpose

[2] Design for the principal floor of a house, ND, unexecuted

Aspect

Principal floor plan of a house comprising three principal rooms arranged around two central staircases with a central rear bow and external steps to the principal front and rear bow. Rooms include a library, dining room, drawing room and hall

Scale

bar scale of 1 3/4 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the Principal Story. / (in the hand of William Adam) of a house for Will Morehead Esq^r / (in a different hand) Library / Dining room / Drawing room / Hall & Great Stairs / Back Stairs with some room dimensions / (verso) 5 / 5

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Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (383x546)

Watermark

IHS IVILLEDARY

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 17
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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