View of the West Drawing room from the South East Digital image of C/34709/cn

Description View of the West Drawing room from the South East Digital image of C/34709/cn

Date 27/4/1994

Catalogue Number SC 759627

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 34709 CN

Scope and Content West drawing room, Newhailes, Musselburgh, East Lothian This shows the arrangement of furniture, family portraits and three layers of carpets in the west drawing room which was one of the main reception rooms for entertaining guests. The marble chimneypiece was probably from Henry Cheere's workshop. The housemaids would sweep and dust this room along with all the other rooms every morning as well as setting the fire in the grate. The housekeeper oversaw the daily routine of the housemaids that involved opening shutters and cleaning grates and rooms. The maids were also expected to change and make beds, and empty chamberpots and basins from the bedrooms. Henry Cheere (1703-81) established his own sculptor's yard in London at the age of 23 and his company carved marble chimneypieces and statutes. James Smith (c.1645-1731) architect, designed and built Newhailes House (originally known as Whitehill) in 1686. Sir David Dalrymple (c.1665-1721) bought the estate in 1709 and started the construction of the library wing in 1718 which was completed after his death in 1721 by his son, Sir James Dalrymple (1692-1751). The house was modernised in 1871-3 when Lord Shand was tenant, and has remained largely unchanged since. The National Trust for Scotland became the owners of Newhailes House in January 1997. The house opened to the public on 1 June 2002 after a £12.7 million conservation project that ensured the house was stabilised without losing the patination of the interior decoration. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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