Explore Collections
You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
[1] Design for the ground floor of a house, c.1773-92, executed status unknown
Browse
Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/24
Purpose
[1] Design for the ground floor of a house, c.1773-92, executed status unknown
Aspect
Ground plan comprising a large house with a rear bow at one end, and elliptical bows on each side, with a staircase towards the centre of the house and an L-shaped passage leading to several rooms including a servants’ hall, kitchen, storerooms, and rooms for the butler, housekeeper and servants. The house is flanked by service wings containing stores for ashes, knives, coals, shoes, a pantry, and WCs, with enclosed internal courtyards
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(Underwritten in pencil) Ground Story of a house for Mr Johnston of Alva / (in a different hand) necessary / Wood / Bottles / Coals / Necessary / Ashes / shoes / Store – Room / House-keeper’s Room / Servants Hall / Wine Binns / Servants’ Sleeping / Room / Bath Room / Passage / Wine in Casks / Butlers Room / Kitchen / Pantry / Wood / Necessary / (in pencil) Hen House / (in pen) knives / Ashes Ashes [sic] / Necessary / Coals / Larder / Small Beer / Larder with some room dimensions / (verso) 3
Signed and dated
- c.1773-92
datable to c.1773-92
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (525x351)
Watermark
IV
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
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk