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[1] Design for the ground storey of the house, possibly executed, c1789
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/60
Purpose
[1] Design for the ground storey of the house, possibly executed, c1789
Aspect
Plan of the ground storey of a seven-bay central block, with additional wings to the east and west. On the north front the central five bays are projecting and contain a central stepped entrance. On the south front, across the central three bays, there is a colonnaded canted bow with a central door. To the east of the central block there is an L-shaped wing with an irregular north wall, and within the east wing there is a circular room containing niches. To the west of the central block there is a rectangular wing divided into two rooms, and further west of the house a boundary wall is shown
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
1st design / (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) Principal Story of a House at Teddington for Robert Udney Esqr
Signed and dated
- c1789
c1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (463 x 256)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
JWHATMAN
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 30
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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