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[4] Design for an unknown terraced house, 1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/57
Purpose
[4] Design for an unknown terraced house, 1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the first storey of a house as Adam volumes 32/55-56, but with the end bays slightly projecting and containing niches, and showing the rear courtyard behind, and containing a large drawing room with apsidal ends containing niches, and a domestic suite
Scale
bar scale of 2 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plans of a House for Lord Ducie (in the hand of William Adam) / Plan of the One pair Story / Drawing Room / Bed Chamber / Anti Room / Staircase / Powdering Room / Water Closet and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1772
Robt Adam Archt 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (296 x 505)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
LVG surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 54
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 135
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 135
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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