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Miss Hotham`s bedchamber - taken from the guide book Henrietta Hotham [1752-1816] was the granddaughter of henrietta Howard`s brother, John Hobart. She was named after her great-aunt and acted as her companion in her later years. The room was originally panelled for added insulation, as this is the northernmost room in the house. [Brrrr - doesn`t bare thinking about does it - no central heating] Panelling was not used in any other room, apart from the Great Room on this flooor. The inventory lists a `Four poster bedstead with Needle Work`d curtains`, a dressing table and chest of drawers, both in walnut, a `Japan` [lacquered] clothes chest, and four armchairs with linen covers.` The presence of walnut, rather than gilt or mahogany furniture, and embroidered rather than damask bed-hangings indicates the lesser status of this room. Adjacent is a small lobby, which was probably a closet; beyond that lies the staircase hall and the Damask Room. The Damask Room - taken from the guide book
This room was probably conceived as a dressing-rom adjacent to a bedchamber. The name of the room, taken from the 1767 inventory, would have derived from the `four posted Mahogany Bedstead with Red Damask Curtains` and the `one Damask Window Curtain`. The present carved mahogany bed was purchased by English Heritage. It replaces the original, which probably left the house in 1824 when marble Hill was finally sold by henrietta Howard`s heirs. Such a bed may have stood originally in the adjacent room, pairing symmetrically with the green damask bedchamber and its dressing room, but would have been moved here after the death of Mrs Howard`s second husband George berkeley, in 1746. The 1767 inventory also mentions a bed stand, four armchairs with linen covers, a lacquered cupboard for clothes and a deal table, with the room lit by two brass sconces. 60x120 oval tablecloth cheap paper napkin red bandana tablecloth red and white checkered tablecloths grapes napkin holder retro bed linen swan napkin fold belgian linen upholstery fabric |