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[2] Design for the ground floor of a house, 1788, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 34/43
Purpose
[2] Design for the ground floor of a house, 1788, unexecuted
Aspect
Ground plan of a house, same as SM Adam volume 36/98
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Ground Story of House for Wm Douglass[sic] Esqr of Newton Douglass[sic] in Galloway / Feeding Fowls / Wood / Coals / Linnen / Closet / Wash house & Laundry / Passage / Servants Hall / Closet / Butlers room / Staircase / Hall / Housekeepers room / Passage / Scullery / Corridor / Kitchen / Larder / Pantry / Wood / Ashes / Coals (all underwritten in pencil) with some room dimensions / (verso) 5
Signed and dated
- 18/5/1788
Albemarle Street / 18th April 1788
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (1090x503)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Watermark
J Whatman / W surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche / GR surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 24
King, 2001, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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