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Reference number

Adam volume 44/79

Purpose

[27] Design for farm offices at Merryfield, c1769-82, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan of the first storey as Adam volume 44/78, but showing the upper register of the central block and the roofs of the other buildings

Scale

bar scale of 1/9 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Plan of the one pair of Stairs Story of Farm Houses at Merryfield near Saltram for John Parker Esqr (at Merryfield near Saltram / for John Parker Esqr (in the hand of William Adam) / Bed Room / Bed Room / Dairy Continued / Passage and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 1769-1782
    date range: 1769-82

Medium and dimensions

Pen on laid paper (535 x 601)

Hand

Adam office hand, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

King, 2001, Volume II, p. 222
For full literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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