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[6] Preliminary design for a proposed addition to the house, c1761-65, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 41/30
Purpose
[6] Preliminary design for a proposed addition to the house, c1761-65, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the principal (ground) storey of a nine-bay wing, connected to the old house by a grand staircase, and with a bow across the central three bays, encircled by a colonnade
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Principal Story of a House at Brodsworth for the Arch Bishop of York / Hot Bath / Cold Bath / Dressing Room / Anti Room / Hall / Eating Room and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1761-1765
datable to c1761-65
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (332 x 235)
Hand
Adam office hand, title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 5
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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