Lady Ailsa's Boudoir
Finally got round to taking some scans from the gorgeous National Trust book on Culzean Castle and the Kennedys. I'll post the portraits later in the week but here in the meantime is Lady Ailsa's Boudoir.
Isn't it lovely? And look at the little boat shaped cradles! Aren't they just gorgeous?
"In the 1777 rebuilding of Culzean this room was intended to be the principal or "Best Bedroom" coming at the end of the suite of formal reception rooms with its dressing room next door. Adam's frieze here appropriately depicts poppy seed heads, emblematic of sleep. After the new north front to the Castle was completed, new State Apartments were built on the other side of the house. The 1st Marquess (Archibald Kennedy) and Marchioness of Ailsa seem to have used these rooms as family rooms with the bedroom becoming Lady Ailsa's Boudoir."
National Trust for Scotland, 2006, Culzean Castle, p 52.
Of course esmerelda_t thinks Bartholomew sleeps in the little boats. That of course is nonsense. Bartholomew sleeps on the bed. Why else would the bed warmer be there?
Note: The icon is a picture of Ailsa Craig, the rock the Marquess took his title from. It was taken returning from a rather lovely day trip to Culzean several years ago. And its not filtered, those really were the colours :)
Isn't it lovely? And look at the little boat shaped cradles! Aren't they just gorgeous?
"In the 1777 rebuilding of Culzean this room was intended to be the principal or "Best Bedroom" coming at the end of the suite of formal reception rooms with its dressing room next door. Adam's frieze here appropriately depicts poppy seed heads, emblematic of sleep. After the new north front to the Castle was completed, new State Apartments were built on the other side of the house. The 1st Marquess (Archibald Kennedy) and Marchioness of Ailsa seem to have used these rooms as family rooms with the bedroom becoming Lady Ailsa's Boudoir."
National Trust for Scotland, 2006, Culzean Castle, p 52.
Of course esmerelda_t thinks Bartholomew sleeps in the little boats. That of course is nonsense. Bartholomew sleeps on the bed. Why else would the bed warmer be there?
Note: The icon is a picture of Ailsa Craig, the rock the Marquess took his title from. It was taken returning from a rather lovely day trip to Culzean several years ago. And its not filtered, those really were the colours :)