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[61] Finished drawing for the layout of the house, with the intended alterations highlighted in pink, 1785, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 49/14
Purpose
[61] Finished drawing for the layout of the house, with the intended alterations highlighted in pink, 1785, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the parlour (ground) storey, of a seven-bay house, with a three-bay wing, with a one-bay entrance porch, and a screen wall on the street, and containing service, public and reception rooms
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cumberland House Pallmall [in the hand of William Adam] / Parlour Story / Card room / Musick (sic) room / Great Dining room / Supper room / Watercloset / Staircase / Porters Bed / Music Gallery above / Principal Stairs / Water Closet / Back Stairs / Lobby / Linen Closet / Court / Closet for Gmens Coats / Porters Bed / Ante room / Hall / Waiting room / Porters Hall / Parlour / Parlour / Porters Hall / Passage for chairs / Passage for chairs / Passage for servants and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1785
Adelphi / 1785
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and pink wash on laid paper (488 x 444)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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