Georgian House Museum: Interiors - Table of Contents.................... Charlotte Square - Table of Contents
Master
bedroom and Kitchen -
Georgian House
Museum
7 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh,
Scotland
Official
Website - Georgian House Museum
On this page, below:
2017 Photos
| Master
bedroom (Bedchamber) "It
seems to have been a fairly well-established custom in Edinburgh to
have the bedchamber on the ground floor overlooking the garden at the
back of the home. There
is a narrow passage between
the dining room and the bedroom. The master bedroom overlooks
the rear of the house and sits directly above the kitchen." - "The
Georgian House" brochure distributed at the museum.
  Tall-post bed with a canopy, or tester ... "The
important bed retains most of its original hangings made during the
last quarter of the eighteenth century [1774] for Newliston, in West
Lotham. The needlework was by Lady Mary Hog, whose husband, Thomas Hog,
built Newliston, designed for him by Robert Adam. The original
counterpane [bedspread] had unfortunately perished, but it would
undoubtedly have reflected the design of the canopy. It has been
replaced by an early nineteenth century quilted counterpane.
"When the bed was offered to the Trust, the moreen hangings were quite grey, as a result of years of shale mining around Newliston - so much so that the bedposts had been painted grey to match. Taking a calculated risk, it was decided to wash the hangings in Saponaria and, apart from losing the watered effect, they have almost returned to their original colour. "In 1987 the bed was purchased with the help of [various funds.]" - "The Georgian House" brochure distributed at the museum. ... Four
details below:
 Detail #1- Three urns (acroteria) above tester (canopy)  Detail #2 - Center urn flanked by bellflowers ... Ribbons supporting swag beneath the center urn  Detail #3 - Pendant bellflowers ... Paterae ... Palm leaves ... Spade foot  Detail #4 - Pendant bellflowers hung on a ring decorate the post  The chimneypiece came from Tarvit House near Cupar ... Fanned papers are arranged in the hearth when the fire is not lit ... Note wallpaper above the mantel (detailed below:)  Wallpaper  Fireplace detail: Bead molding ... Foliated panel in frieze ... Marble surround  Fireplace detail: 3-petal pendant bellflowers  Escutcheon ... Rosettes with bail handle ... Carved skirt with stringing ... Casters   Serpentine chest of drawers is probably Scottish ... Escutcheons ... Skirt (detailed below:)  Skirt: Oval marquetry ... Thin stringing  Carpet detail - Hexagonal pattern |
| Basement
kitchen The Kitchen is found at the rear of the basement and has an adjoining scullery, it is well equipped with items which all date back to the Georgian period and have been acquired for the National Trust over the years.    Note wooden plate holder     Comb-back Windsor chair     Basement wine cellar is original ... Equipped as it might have appeared at the beginning of the nineteenth century. |
