South Square Room

From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Revision as of 10:47, 21 June 2007 (edit)
Bcraig (Talk | contribs)
m
← Previous diff		 Revision as of 12:06, 25 July 2007 (edit) (undo)
Chad (Talk | contribs)

Next diff →
Line 1: Line 1:
-== Headline text == 
[[Image:southsquare.jpg|right]] [[Image:southsquare.jpg|right]]

Revision as of 12:06, 25 July 2007

Dimensions: 14' 10" x 15' 4"; ceiling 10' 0"

Order: Tuscan

Source: Palladio

Color: Currently, blue; recent investigations show multiple layers of paint.

Purpose of Room: Martha Jefferson Randolph's sitting room, where she sewed, taught her children, and directed the slaves who worked as household servants; the room also housed some of the overflow of Jefferson's books from his Library.

Unusual features: Rumford fireplace altered by Jefferson to burn -- in a more efficient manner -- wood instead of coal.

Furnishings of note: Tables and chairs for reading, writing, and sewing, including a sewing table made in the Monticello joinery and attributed to John Hemmings; today a portrait of Martha Jefferson Randolph, painted by James Westhall Ford, hangs over the fireplace. Silhouettes of family members and engravings hung on the walls.

Further Information: The "Jefferson" section called "Our Breakfast Table" alludes to the use of this room and provides information about Jefferson's immediate family.

Retrieved from "http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/South_Square_Room"