Explore Collections
You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
[9] Design for a castellated house, 1794
Browse
Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/76
Purpose
[9] Design for a castellated house, 1794
Aspect
Plan of the principal storey as Adam volume 33/75, but with external steps on the principal front, and containing an octagonal room behind the canted bow, a central top-lit staircase, and two elliptical rooms with four apses each
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Principal Storey of a house for Mr Stevenson (in pencil) / Stair case to the cellar / Dressing Room or Library / Powdering Room / Closett / Closet / Eating Room / Principal Staircase / drawing Room / Closet / Closet / Plate / Buffet / Hall / Back Stairs / Water Closet and some dimensions given (in pen and pencil) (verso) No 4
Signed and dated
- 1794
datable to 26 July 1794
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (465 x 276)
Hand
James Adam, with additions to title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 58
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 166
For a full list of literature references.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 166
For a full list of literature references.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk