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  • image SM Adam volume 34/73

Reference number

SM Adam volume 34/73

Purpose

[3] Finished drawing for the bedchamber floor of a house, 1790, executed status unknown

Aspect

Bedchamber floor plan for a house comprising a series of bed chambers and rooms arranged around a central staircase, with a central rear bow. There is an additional service stair in the front with a water closet

Scale

bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the Bed Chamber Story / (in the hand of William Adam) of Champ fleurie / (in another hand) Bed Chamber / Bedroom / Water / Closet / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamr / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamr / 1st design with some room dimensions

Signed and dated

  • 1790
    R Adam Architect 1790

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (456x250)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison

Watermark

J Whatman

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 6
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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