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[8] Design for a house, c1771, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 34/88
Purpose
[8] Design for a house, c1771, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the parlour (ground) storey of a five-bay house, with the central bay projecting on the garden front, and with a central entrance on the principal front, accessed by a porticoed bridge across the surrounding area below, and with a central U-shaped staircase, surrounded by reception and domestic rooms
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the Parlour Story. for Mr Baron Grant (for Mr Baron Grant in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) / Study / Closet / Baron Grants Dressing Room / Hall / Staircase / Buffet / Parlour and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- c1771
datable to c1771
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (353 x 244)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 72
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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