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[2] Design for the principal floor of a castellated house, 1790, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 48/65
Purpose
[2] Design for the principal floor of a castellated house, 1790, unexecuted
Aspect
Principal floor plan comprising a central rectangular range with flanking links terminating in blocks. There is a hall with apsidal ends and a pair of columns on one side opening onto a principal staircase. Principal rooms include a dining room, saloon, drawing room, and library
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Principal Story of Lord Kinnaids House at Drimmic / (in another hand) Laundry / Closet / Nursery / Servants / room / Kitchen / continued / Women Servants / room / wardrobe / Powder / ing / room / Dressg / Room / Dining room / Bed Cham / ber / Back / Stairs / Saloon / Hall / Drawing room / Library / Dressg / room / Water / Closet / Powder / room / Servant / room / Servants / room / Servant / room / Hay loft / Servants / room / Servants / room / Brewhouse / continued / Hay loft / Hay loft with some room dimensions / (verso) 4
Signed and dated
- 5/10/1790
Edinburgh 5 October / datable to 1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (480x245)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
W surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 9
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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