Period room

Period room

A collection of original furniture and furnishings, usually recreated in a historical era or presenting an aesthetically pleasing combination that may never existed in that form in a particular building.
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Many of the original internal doors boast columned, moulded architraves that frame the entrance to the magnificent period room beyond.
Grand Georgian home with glorious sea views
"It's not just a generic period room. Each room is a chapter of the Washingtons' biography."
Historians reimagine George Washington's sofa
A unique collection of pieces from circa 1680-1850 across the reigns of 11 monarchs, it features bureaux and library tables, intriguing metamorphic furniture and, of course, bookcases, presented in a series of period room settings designed to emphasise the range of designs, colours, forms and uses of fine English furniture.
A QUIET DIGNITY; Explore the delights of the gentleman's library from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries
ILLUMINATING WALK THROUGH FURNITURE'S HISTORY bookcases, presented in a series of period room settings designed to emphasise the range of designs, colours, forms and uses of fine English furniture.
A QUIET DIGNITY; Explore the delights of the gentleman's library from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries
Part period room, part imaginative projection, these reconstructed environments, each assembled with a staggering attention to detail, were impressive in themselves.
Mikhail Lifshitz: GARAGE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Picturing the kitchen: renaissance treatise and period room [cited 2018 Apr 24].
A Tale of Two Kitchens, Meals and Microbes
Performance of Rooms Department: During the period room revenue (net) was recorded at Rs3,697 million against Rs3,390 million for the corresponding period of last year, registering a growth of 9% which is because of increase in Average Daily Room Rate (ADR) by 13%.
Role of PSL for the strengthening of Pakistan's economy
The Lead Designer should have the experience and vision to turn a new, purpose built space into an engaging display, highlighting the contemporary architectural features; and undertaking the display and interpretation of the objects and period room; combining sensitivity to the building, the subjects and the objects with an imaginative, sustainable and transformative approach.
The Design Of The Scottish Design Galleries And Exhibition Foyer At V&a Dundee
The front-facing living room is a light period room with a floor to ceiling sash window and its original folding shutters.
Former inn with links to highwayman Dick Turpin
The period house - with a modern twist This period room on Lark Lane has a king size bed, antique dresser and fireplace and really looks the part.
Home away from home; FROM STUNNING VIEWS, TO ROOMS DRIPPING WITH CHARACTER - TAKE A LOOK INSIDE SOME OF THE BEST CITY PROPERTIES ON AIRBNB
Susan Wegner's discussion of a curators attempt to create a more authentic view of a period room as part of an exhibition is a fitting end to this book.
Campbell, Erin J., Stephanie R. Miller, and Elizabeth Carroll Consavari, eds, The Early Modern Italian Domestic Interior, 1400-1700: Objects, Spaces, Domesticities
Finally, he shows how the room he was given for this exhibition, with its low ceiling and concrete floor, might appear if it were a period room in the style of the 18th-century British architect Robert Adam.
What might have been (and could be) at the Met

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