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[2] Survey plan of the house prior to any alteration by Adam, c1763
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/53
Purpose
[2] Survey plan of the house prior to any alteration by Adam, c1763
Aspect
Plan of the principal (first) and second storeys of a three-bay wide townhouse. The first floor shows the roof of the entrance lobby from Adam volume 32/52, and contains reception rooms, and a bedchamber and dressing room, and the second storey contains bed chambers
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Principal Story / of Sir Laurence Dundas's House Arlington Street (in the hand of William Adam) / Dressg Room / Bed Chamr / Gallery / Dining Room / Plan of Mezzanine Story / Mezzanine Room / Plan of two pair of Stairs Story / Dressg Room / Bed Chamr / Bed Chamr / Bed Chamr and dimensions given in pen and pencil
Signed and dated
- c1763
datable to c1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (512 x 365)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly George Richardson, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Verso
This to be placed Twelfth Fourteenth n red pen) / 13 / Sir Laurence Dundas his house in Arlington Street
Watermark
LVG surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 34
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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