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[36] Finished drawing for the basement storey of the house, c1768-70, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 42/62
Purpose
[36] Finished drawing for the basement storey of the house, c1768-70, as executed
Aspect
Plan of the basement storey of a three-bay terraced house, containing service rooms and a central staircase
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Ground Story. Of a house for / David Garrick Esqr (of a house for / David Garrick Esqr in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) / Larder / Pantry / Scullery / Kitchen / Privy / Yard / Wine in Casks / Wine Binns / Passage / Servants Hall / Area / Privy and some measurements given (verso) 3
Signed and dated
- c1768-70
datable to c1768-70
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (311 x 522)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonom, with addition to 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. 33
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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