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[2] Design for the principal floor of a house, 1790, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 34/72
Purpose
[2] Design for the principal floor of a house, 1790, executed status unknown
Aspect
Principal floor plan for a house comprising a rectangular-shaped building with a portico to the front, with rooms arranged around a central staircase, with a central rear bow. There is an additional service stair in the front. There is an additional pencil sketch for an arcade
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Champ fleurie / (in another hand) principal story / (in pencil) [_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ ] / (verso) Alexr Johnstone Esqr. Of Champfleury
Signed and dated
- 1790
datable to 1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (460x324)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
J Whatman
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 6
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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