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The first room on the east is a lady’s bedroom. It
has a field bed with white muslin bed hangings and matching curtains.
By the late 18th century curtains generally matched other fabrics
of the room.
A larger room second on the east is furnished as another bedroom
with adjoining dressing room. The four-poster bed
hangings and curtains are made of fabric reproduced in England based
on an original 18th century design. Both bedrooms have framed examples
of needlework on display. The samplers made by young children demonstrate
the importance of acquiring the skill of fine embroidery early in
life.
The decoration of the bedrooms and treatment of the walls is restrained
when compared with that of the principal rooms on the ground floor.
It must be remembered that bedrooms were usually unseen by visitors
and were not created to impress.
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