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[2] Finished drawing for a scheme for the house, c1765-74, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 42/94
Purpose
[2] Finished drawing for a scheme for the house, c1765-74, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the principal (first) storey of a house with a five-by-four-bay central block, with a central tripartite door, flanked by niches, and accessed by straight external stairs. The central block is flanked by three-bay links, which are colonnaded on the principal front, and three-by-three-bay rectangular pavilions, and the house contains reception, domestic and service rooms
Scale
bar scale of 7/8 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Principal Floor of Fennells Place House and Offices. / belonging to Anthony Chamier Esqr (in the hand of William Adam) / Brew house & Wash House / Laundry / Privy / Privy / Arcade / Water Closet / Lobby / Dining Room / Side board / Breakfast room / Drawing Room / Hall / Library / Lobby / Dressing Room / Arcade / Larder / Larder / Kitchen / Bake house & Back Kitchen
Signed and dated
- 1765-1774
date range: 1765-74
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (522 x 342)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
LVG surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 13
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 125
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 125
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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