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[2] Design for alterations to the fabric of the house, c1766, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/62
Purpose
[2] Design for alterations to the fabric of the house, c1766, as executed
Aspect
Plan of the principal (first) storey of a house as Adam volume 33/61, and containing service, domestic and reception rooms, and with a rough pencil annotation on the bottom edge showing a design for a frieze
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Principal Storey / Water Closet / Powdering Room & Wardrobe over / Sir James's Dressing room / Valets Bed room / Anti Room / Lady Mary's Bed Chamber / Lady Mary's Dressing Room / Lady Mary's Wardrobe / Bed Chamber / Kitchen Continued / Lady Mary's Maids room / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Passage / Passage / Drawing Room / Dining Room (in the hand of William Adam) / Anti room / Anti room / Dining Room / Drawing Room (in the hand of William Adam) and some measurements given (verso) No 4
Signed and dated
- c1766
datable to c1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (374 x 536)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Giuseppe Sacco
Watermark
JVILLEDARY
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 31
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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