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[5] Design for a neo-classical house (2nd scheme), 1771, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 42/11
Purpose
[5] Design for a neo-classical house (2nd scheme), 1771, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the principal (ground) storey of a house as Adam volume 42/10, but with a tripartite entrance in the central bay of the principal front, accessed by tapering external stairs; and with tripartite windows on the projecting central bays on the sides; and containing domestic and reception rooms
Scale
bar scale of 1 2/5 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Principal Story / for Mr. Baron Mure at Caldwell (at Caldwell in the hand of William Adam) / Water Closet Bed Chamber / Mr. Mure's Library & Dressing Room / Back Stairs / Dining Room / Drawing Room / Area / Anti Room or Breakfasting Room / Hall / Great Stairs / Dressing Room / Powdering Room and some measurements given and some cropped calculations on the left-hand edge
Signed and dated
- 25/11/1771
Novr. 25t. 1771.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (533 x 354)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, 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. 5
Rowan, 1985, p. 94
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Rowan, 1985, p. 94
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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