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[3] Design for an unknown terraced house, 1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/56
Purpose
[3] Design for an unknown terraced house, 1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the parlour (ground) storey of a house as Adam volume 32/55, but with the end bays slightly projecting, and the entrance in the left-hand end bay, and containing reception rooms, and a court above the kitchen at 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) / Plan of the Parlor Story of a House for Lord Ducie / Hall / Eating Room / Staircase / Powdering Room / Water Closet / Court / Court and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1772
Robt Adam Archt 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (322 x 507)
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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