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[2] Design for a house, as executed, c1786
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 42/41
Purpose
[2] Design for a house, as executed, c1786
Aspect
Plan of the first storey of a five-by-two-bay building, with a preliminary plan for a rear extension
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Bed Room Story of a House for General Hamilton (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1786
c1786
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil within a single ruled border on laid paper (316 x 258)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Verso
mber 9 (cropped) / R Ar (cropped)
Watermark
GR surmounted by a fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 55
Miele, 1998, p. 160
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Miele, 1998, p. 160
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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