Interior-general view of Music Room with piano to left of photograph
SC 695359
Description Interior-general view of Music Room with piano to left of photograph
Date 1890
Collection Records of Bedford Lemere and Company, photographers, London, England
Catalogue Number SC 695359
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 64070
Scope and Content Drawing Room, Seafield, Doonfoot Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire This photograph of the drawing room of Seafield, Ayr, was taken in 1890 by Harry Bedford Lemere. The house, designed by Robert A Bryden of the Glasgow architectural firm, Clarke & Bell, was built in 1888-9 for the engineer, Sir William Arrol. This rather grand white room, elegantly furnished in a French style, has an elaborate cornice and an ornate, heavily embossed wallpaper frieze. There is a Classical influence, shown in the overdoor (right) and echoed in the Ionic-style pilasters. The Victorian drawing room was regarded as the ladies' room and used for taking tea. It usually had lighter wall decoration compared to the 'heavy' style of the dining room, and French styles of furniture were thought to be particularly appropriate. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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