[2] Presentation drawing for a design for the second storey of a house, c1787

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    - The Steine, Brighton, Sussex, presentation and working drawings for a house, for Mrs Maria Fitzherbert, c1787 (10)
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Reference number

SM Adam volume 30/29

Purpose

[2] Presentation drawing for a design for the second storey of a house, c1787

Aspect

Plan of the bed chamber (second) storey of a three-bay terraced house, with a small loggia, and an oval court. This floor is accessed by an unusual staircase which encircles the courtyard, with pencil annotations to the drawing making the porch into a bow front

Scale

bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Court / Passage / Court continued / Area Continued / Staircase / Water Closet / Powder room / Lead flat / Powdering room / Dressing room / Closet / Closet / Bed / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber

Signed and dated

c1787
c1787

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (193 x 344)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison

Watermark

GR surmounted by fleur-de-lis with crowned cartouche

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p.5
Miele, 1998, p.167
King, 2001, p.122
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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