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[13] Finished drawings for a castle-style house (3rd scheme), 1773, executed with minor alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/76
Purpose
[13] Finished drawings for a castle-style house (3rd scheme), 1773, executed with minor alterations
Aspect
Plan of the first storey of a house as Adam volume 37/74, but without the external stairs, and with the central bay of the principal front slightly recessed; and containing bedrooms and dressing rooms
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the One pair Story of a house for / Mr Baron Mure at Caldwell (of a house for / Mr Baron Mure at Caldwell in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) / Water Closet / Water Closet / Bed Chamber / Passage / Bed Chamber / Dressing Room / Back Stairs / Great Stairs / Dressing Room / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Passage / Bed Chamber / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Powdering Room / Water Closet / Closet and measurements given (verso) 7
Signed and dated
- 08/05/1773
Adelphi May 8t. 1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (644 x 476)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 5
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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