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[15] Design for the first scheme of alterations to the house, 1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/34
Purpose
[15] Design for the first scheme of alterations to the house, 1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the garret storey of a house, with a central block as Adam volumes 32/31-33, and flanked by the roofs of links and pavilions
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Garrets (verso) Pretty But Imperfect / This to be placed Twelfth Eleventh (in red pen) / [cropped] for Mamhead
Signed and dated
- 1774
Adelphi July 4t. 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (590 x 507)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 22
Rowan, 1988, p. 88
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 132
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Rowan, 1988, p. 88
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 132
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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