period rooms
location: The Met Museum, New York City
picture intensive; be warned
There's this area at The Met where it's all 16th-18th century bedrooms. They were pretty interesting because these are actual furnishings that existed in that era. I wish they also had rooms where the non-bourgeoisie lived. I've been trying to look for a museum that caters to such an interest. I didn't have the time to check out the Lower East Tenement Museum but I think this is the one that I was looking for. Maybe next time we'll go there. We definitely want to come back and stay much longer!
So anyway, the formal rooms: (Sorry that I didn't take note of the exact room description...I was, at this point, way too tired of walking that I was just going through the museum randomly.)
Scariest looking bedroom I have ever seen. Imagine that at the time this room actually existed, electricity hasn't even been invented yet! Clearly people then were braver and less inclined to scare themselves of ghosts and spirits. Of course to them this bedroom probably was top of its class so there wasn't absolutely any reason to be frightened of it.
I think this room was supposed to be a music room/ drawing room of sorts, where people received guests. It kind of reminds me of that part in Sarah Waters' book "Fingersmith," where the girl is made to read erotica in front of a small group of men. :P Except this room seemed a lot more lavish and cheery than the book's.
Same cheery room, but I changed the exposure to make it look like the sun was setting (or rising). Kind of gloomy; you could almost imagine that it's about to rain but you're waiting for that damned letter...
A study. How lavish was this! Can you imagine being able to concentrate in this room, hahah. Everything just seems so ornate and well-thought of. I started to think it makes sense for furniture to be positioned as far apart from each other as possible. It's for the huge dresses that women had to wear!
I plan to post more pictures and stories, just give me time. :P
picture intensive; be warned
There's this area at The Met where it's all 16th-18th century bedrooms. They were pretty interesting because these are actual furnishings that existed in that era. I wish they also had rooms where the non-bourgeoisie lived. I've been trying to look for a museum that caters to such an interest. I didn't have the time to check out the Lower East Tenement Museum but I think this is the one that I was looking for. Maybe next time we'll go there. We definitely want to come back and stay much longer!
So anyway, the formal rooms: (Sorry that I didn't take note of the exact room description...I was, at this point, way too tired of walking that I was just going through the museum randomly.)
Scariest looking bedroom I have ever seen. Imagine that at the time this room actually existed, electricity hasn't even been invented yet! Clearly people then were braver and less inclined to scare themselves of ghosts and spirits. Of course to them this bedroom probably was top of its class so there wasn't absolutely any reason to be frightened of it.
I think this room was supposed to be a music room/ drawing room of sorts, where people received guests. It kind of reminds me of that part in Sarah Waters' book "Fingersmith," where the girl is made to read erotica in front of a small group of men. :P Except this room seemed a lot more lavish and cheery than the book's.
Same cheery room, but I changed the exposure to make it look like the sun was setting (or rising). Kind of gloomy; you could almost imagine that it's about to rain but you're waiting for that damned letter...
A study. How lavish was this! Can you imagine being able to concentrate in this room, hahah. Everything just seems so ornate and well-thought of. I started to think it makes sense for furniture to be positioned as far apart from each other as possible. It's for the huge dresses that women had to wear!
I plan to post more pictures and stories, just give me time. :P