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[2] Design for an unknown terraced house, 1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/55
Purpose
[2] Design for an unknown terraced house, 1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the basement storey of a five-bay terraced house, with a wedge-shaped rear, with a central entrance, and with a U-shaped staircase, and containing service rooms, including a large kitchen to the rear
Scale
bar scale of 2 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plans of House for Lord Ducie (in the hand of William Adam) / Stewards Room / Passage / Housekeepers Room / Wine Cellar / Stairs / Servants Hall / Pantry / Larder / Kitchen / Scullery / Court / Privy and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1772
[cropped] Adam Archt 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (287 x 508)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
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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