[2] Design for the first storey of the house, possibly executed, c1789

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  - Teddington, Middlesex, designs for a house and stables for Robert Udney, possibly executed, c1789 (5)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 45/61

Purpose

[2] Design for the first storey of the house, possibly executed, c1789

Aspect

Plan of the first storey of a seven-bay building with alterations. The central five bays of the north front are projecting, and on the south front there is a canted three-bay bow. Within, alterations to the north-east corner show the additions of a bedchamber and closet. Alterations to the south-west corner form a circular ante room, and this leads to an additional wing to the west of the house. The west wing is divided into two rooms, forming a picture room and further bedchamber

Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the one pair Story / Bed Chamber / Water Closet / Closet / Drawing room / Anti room / Passage / Bed Chamber / Closet / Dress room / Picture room / Bed Chamber / (and in pencil) 2nd Design / E / S / W and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

c1789
c1789

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and pink wash on laid paper (461 x 251)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson

Verso

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _]Teddington

Watermark

Banded cartouche surmounted by a fleur-de-lis

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 30
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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