[2] Design for the house, 1773, unexecuted

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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Reference number

SM Adam volume 44/41

Purpose

[2] Design for the house, 1773, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan of the principal (first) storey of a house with five bays on the principal front, the central three bays composing a tripartite entrance, accessed by tapering external stairs, and slightly projecting, and with six bays on the garden front, and containing reception rooms, a pantry, and a bedroom

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the principal Story / Dining Room / Drawing Room / pantry / Hall / Bed Chamber and some measurements given

Signed and dated

August 1773
Adelphi 3d August 1773

Medium and dimensions

Pen on laid paper (380 x 254)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton

Verso

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 6
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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