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[3] Finished drawing for the house, 1762, partly executed with alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 43/27
Purpose
[3] Finished drawing for the house, 1762, partly executed with alterations
Aspect
Plan of the cellars, showing rooms for wine, ale, and beer, accessible by an oval staircase, and lit by four dug-out windows
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Cellars of Witham House / for William Beckford Esqr (of Witham House / for William Beckford Esqr in the hand of William Adam) / Ale Cellar / Wine Cellar / Wine Cellar / Bottled Wines / Small Beer cellar / Strong Beer Cellar / Passage to bring the Beer from Brew House in Cellar / and Casks of Wine from Corridor &c. and measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1762
Robt Adam Archit 1762
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (596 x 478)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with addition to inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 31
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 134
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 134
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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