Oct 5, 2020 · Drawing Room: A drawing room is similar to a southern family’s sitting room, in that it was primarily used for the entertainment of guests and social gatherings. It was usually …

A drawing room is a room in a house where visitors may be entertained, and an alternative name for a living room. The name is derived from the 16th-century terms withdrawing room and …

The drawing room reflected the values and ideals of the Victorian era, emphasizing refinement, elegance, and proper behavior. Its purpose was to create a sophisticated and cultured …

Jan 18, 2022 · A drawing room is a room in a castle or large home where visitors may be entertained, and a historical term for what would now usually be called a living room, although …

Narcissa Thorne must have imagined the occupants of this miniature drawing room to be loyal subjects of the English Crown, as it abounds with images of Queen Victoria and her husband, …

From the bedroom to the parlor, every room in a Victorian home presented its challenges. The Victorian objective was to create, in every room, a setting that was both functional and …

The drawing room, or as it was sometimes known in America, the reception hall, was the center of the house, it showed your status, your gentility, your good taste. It was not the living room of …

Dec 7, 2016 · And so the Victorian drawing room contained elements of both old and new, both domestic and foreign, and both cozy and formal. It was the public room of the house, where …

Nov 9, 2010 · Usually located on the first floor in larger houses, the drawing room ideally had high ceilings, a bay window, paintings and flowers. From the 1850’s fern collecting became popular, …

Drawing-room, 30 ft. by 18 ft., and 13 ft. 6 in. high.The plain ceiling was divided into three, and ornamented with plaster enrichment in low relief, very lightly tinted, and slightly relieved by …