[2] Design for the principal floor of a lodge, 1781, unexecuted

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Country houses
  - Lodges for the Earl of Findlater, unknown location: designs for lodges in the classical and castle styles for James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield, c.1781-83, unexecuted (16)
    - Designs for a classical lodge, 1781, unexecuted (8)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 36/47

Purpose

[2] Design for the principal floor of a lodge, 1781, unexecuted

Aspect

Principal (ground) plan of a lodge with a front portico and a central rear canted bay. The lodge comprises an entrance hall with an apsidal end leading to two staircases set at angles, with a dining room to the rear. The remaining rooms include bed chambers, dressing rooms and an octagonal study

Scale

bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the Principal Story of a Lodge for The Right Honorable The Earl of Findlater / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Dressing room / Dining Room / Hall / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Study with some room dimensions

Signed and dated

1781
R. A. 1781

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (521x352)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison

Watermark

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 54
King, 2001, p. 135
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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