Bedchamber - Revision history

Bcraig: /* Objects on Display in this Room */

2009-12-14T15:45:27Z

Objects on Display in this Room

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	*[[Alcove Bed]]		*[[Alcove Bed]]
	*[[Bookcase with Press]]		*[[Bookcase with Press]]
		+	*[[Dumbbell]]
	*[[Semicircular Mirror]]		*[[Semicircular Mirror]]
		+	*[[Wrist Cushion]]
		+	*[[Wrist Strap]]

	==Primary Source References==		==Primary Source References==

Bcraig: /* Objects on Display in this Room */

2009-11-11T19:11:28Z

Objects on Display in this Room

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	*[[Alcove Bed]]		*[[Alcove Bed]]
	*[[Bookcase with Press]]		*[[Bookcase with Press]]
		+	*[[Semicircular Mirror]]

	==Primary Source References==		==Primary Source References==

Bcraig: /* Objects on Display in this Room */

2009-11-11T14:01:45Z

Objects on Display in this Room

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	==Objects on Display in this Room==		==Objects on Display in this Room==
	*[[Alcove Bed]]		*[[Alcove Bed]]
		+	*[[Bookcase with Press]]

	==Primary Source References==		==Primary Source References==

Bcraig at 13:48, 4 September 2009

2009-09-04T13:48:00Z

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	'''Purpose of Room:''' Bedroom		'''Purpose of Room:''' Bedroom

-	'''Architectural Features:''' [[Alcove Bed]], open on both sides, joins the Bedroom with Jefferson's [[Cabinet]], or office -- a hinged, double-door screen (not shown today) separated the two rooms when shut; a [[privies\|privy]] was located near one end of the bed, an early example of indoor bathroom facilities in America; the room features one of the house's thirteen skylights; closet over the bed utilized space efficiently and was accessible via ladder.	+	'''Architectural Features:''' Alcove Bed, open on both sides, joins the Bedroom with Jefferson's [[Cabinet]], or office -- a hinged, double-door screen (not shown today) separated the two rooms when shut; a [[privies\|privy]] was located near one end of the bed, an early example of indoor bathroom facilities in America; the room features one of the house's thirteen skylights; closet over the bed utilized space efficiently and was accessible via ladder.

	'''Furnishings of Note:''' [[Clothes Rack\|clothes "horse"]] in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.		'''Furnishings of Note:''' [[Clothes Rack\|clothes "horse"]] in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.

Bcraig: Add objects sub-heading

2009-09-04T13:47:35Z

Add objects sub-heading

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	'''Architectural Features:''' [[Alcove Bed]], open on both sides, joins the Bedroom with Jefferson's [[Cabinet]], or office -- a hinged, double-door screen (not shown today) separated the two rooms when shut; a [[privies\|privy]] was located near one end of the bed, an early example of indoor bathroom facilities in America; the room features one of the house's thirteen skylights; closet over the bed utilized space efficiently and was accessible via ladder.		'''Architectural Features:''' [[Alcove Bed]], open on both sides, joins the Bedroom with Jefferson's [[Cabinet]], or office -- a hinged, double-door screen (not shown today) separated the two rooms when shut; a [[privies\|privy]] was located near one end of the bed, an early example of indoor bathroom facilities in America; the room features one of the house's thirteen skylights; closet over the bed utilized space efficiently and was accessible via ladder.

-	'''Furnishings of Note:''' Alcove bed appears small but is 6' 3" in length and the width of a double bed; clothes "horse" in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.	+	'''Furnishings of Note:''' [[Clothes Rack\|clothes "horse"]] in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.
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		+	==Objects on Display in this Room==
		+	*[[Alcove Bed]]

	==Primary Source References==		==Primary Source References==

Bcraig: Add Internal links

2008-08-04T14:14:06Z

Add Internal links

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	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
	<references/>		<references/>
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		+	==See Also==
		+	*[[Bedroom Portholes]]

	[[Category: Monticello (House)]]		[[Category: Monticello (House)]]

Bcraig at 13:54, 23 April 2008

2008-04-23T13:54:45Z

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	'''Furnishings of Note:''' Alcove bed appears small but is 6' 3" in length and the width of a double bed; clothes "horse" in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.		'''Furnishings of Note:''' Alcove bed appears small but is 6' 3" in length and the width of a double bed; clothes "horse" in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.
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		+	==Primary Source References==
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		+	'''1807.''' (Sir Augustus John Foster). "...the President had his Bed placed in a Door way..."<ref>[[Short Title List\|Peterson, ''Visitors'']], 37.</ref>
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		+	'''1814.''' (Francis Gray). "Mr. Jefferson took us from his library into his bed chamber where, on a table before the fire, stood a [[polygraph]] with which he said he always wrote."<ref>Francis Gray. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1885 Thomas Jefferson in 1814]. (Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes, 1924), 68-69.</ref>
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		+	'''1815 November 4.''' ([[Martha Jefferson Randolph]] to Jefferson). "In the closet over my bed you will find a bag tied up, and labelled 'Wolf-skin pelisse' and another labelled 'fur boots,' wherein those articles are found. The pelisse had better be sowed up in a striped blanket to keep it clean and uninjured; the boots in any coarse wrapper."<ref>[[Short Title List\|''Family Letters'']], 411.</ref>
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		+	'''1823 January 18.''' (Margaret Bayard Smith). "The bed is built into the wall, in a sort of alcove, which in winter must be very comfortable, as it excludes every draught of air--but in the summer, must for the same reason be very uncomfortable. I observed the same arrangement in all the chambers I saw. On the wall, at the foot of the bed was hung his pistols and sword, which I imagine has not been removed for many a year: against the wall, at the head of his bed, was a lamp, which enabled him, when he wished to read, to do it with great safety and convenience."<ref>''Richmond Enquirer.'' 18 January 1823.</ref>
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		+	==Footnotes==
		+	<references/>

	[[Category: Monticello (House)]]		[[Category: Monticello (House)]]

Anna: link to Desgodetz

2007-07-23T19:50:15Z

link to Desgodetz

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	'''Order:''' Ionic		'''Order:''' Ionic

-	'''Source:''' Temple of Fortuna Virilis from Palladio; frieze from Desgodetz, Les Édifices Antiques de Rome	+	'''Source:''' Temple of Fortuna Virilis from Palladio; frieze from Desgodetz, [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=16922 ''Les Édifices Antiques de Rome'']

	'''Color:''' There is evidence that the room was wallpapered; today painted oyster white		'''Color:''' There is evidence that the room was wallpapered; today painted oyster white

Jackie at 19:48, 19 June 2007

2007-06-19T19:48:10Z

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	'''Purpose of Room:''' Bedroom		'''Purpose of Room:''' Bedroom

-	Architectural Features: [[Alcove Bed]], open on both sides, joins the Bedroom with Jefferson's [[Cabinet]], or office -- a hinged, double-door screen (not shown today) separated the two rooms when shut; a [[privies\|privy]] was located near one end of the bed, an early example of indoor bathroom facilities in America; the room features one of the house's thirteen skylights; closet over the bed utilized space efficiently and was accessible via ladder.	+	'''Architectural Features:''' [[Alcove Bed]], open on both sides, joins the Bedroom with Jefferson's [[Cabinet]], or office -- a hinged, double-door screen (not shown today) separated the two rooms when shut; a [[privies\|privy]] was located near one end of the bed, an early example of indoor bathroom facilities in America; the room features one of the house's thirteen skylights; closet over the bed utilized space efficiently and was accessible via ladder.

-	Furnishings of Note: Alcove bed appears small but is 6' 3" in length and the width of a double bed; clothes "horse" in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.	+	'''Furnishings of Note:''' Alcove bed appears small but is 6' 3" in length and the width of a double bed; clothes "horse" in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.

	[[Category: Monticello (House)]]		[[Category: Monticello (House)]]

Bcraig at 16:03, 9 May 2007

2007-05-09T16:03:09Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 16:03, 9 May 2007
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	'''Purpose of Room:''' Bedroom		'''Purpose of Room:''' Bedroom

-	Architectural Features: Alcove bed, open on both sides, joins the Bedroom with Jefferson's [[Cabinet]], or office -- a hinged, double-door screen (not shown today) separated the two rooms when shut; a [[privies\|privy]] was located near one end of the bed, an early example of indoor bathroom facilities in America; the room features one of the house's thirteen skylights; closet over the bed utilized space efficiently and was accessible via ladder.	+	Architectural Features: [[Alcove Bed]], open on both sides, joins the Bedroom with Jefferson's [[Cabinet]], or office -- a hinged, double-door screen (not shown today) separated the two rooms when shut; a [[privies\|privy]] was located near one end of the bed, an early example of indoor bathroom facilities in America; the room features one of the house's thirteen skylights; closet over the bed utilized space efficiently and was accessible via ladder.

	Furnishings of Note: Alcove bed appears small but is 6' 3" in length and the width of a double bed; clothes "horse" in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.		Furnishings of Note: Alcove bed appears small but is 6' 3" in length and the width of a double bed; clothes "horse" in closet (not shown in the house today -- a conjectural drawing is shown in the "Jefferson" section); obelisk clock at foot of bed enabled Jefferson to get out of bed "with the sun"; crimson silk counterpane with fringe (designed by Jefferson) covered the bed; mirrors were used to maximize the natural light.

	[[Category: Monticello (House)]]		[[Category: Monticello (House)]]