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[2] Design for the principal floor of a house, 1781, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 46/11
Purpose
[2] Design for the principal floor of a house, 1781, executed status unknown
Aspect
Principal (ground) floor plan of a rectangular house with a central bay to the rear containing the principal stairs with a hall to the front flanked by a drawing room or library, and a dining room on either side
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Principal Story of a Villa for John Gordon esqr near Aberdeen / (in a different hand) Drawing – room Stairs / Hall / Dining – room / (in pencil) Library / Hall / Dining – room with some room and wall dimensions
Signed and dated
- 1781
datable to 1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (401x198)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Watermark
W surmounted by a cartouche with a fleur de lis above
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 1
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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