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[141] Design for the building, 1771-72, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/14
Purpose
[141] Design for the building, 1771-72, as executed
Aspect
Plan of the parlour (ground) storey of a three-bay terraced building, with a central tripartite entrance flanked by windows, and a large room at the rear, screened by columns at each end, and with a single central tripartite window, and the adjacent wall of the neighbouring building shown to the right-hand side, and containing model rooms, a hall and staircase
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Parlor Story of the Society of Arts House Adelphi (of the Society of Arts House Adelphi in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) / Great Model room / Small Model room / Hall and some measurements given (verso) 3
Signed and dated
- 1771-72
datable to 1771-72
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (299 x 465)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonom, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
XD&CB within a cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 34
Rowan, 1974, p. 675
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Rowan, 1974, p. 675
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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