First floor, French Empire dressing room, view from South West

Description First floor, French Empire dressing room, view from South West

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 684086

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 12559 CN

Scope and Content View from south-west of 'French Empire Dressing Room' on the first floor, No 34 Esplanade Terrace, Joppa, Edinburgh Esplanade Terrace is a row of flat-roofed holiday houses with bay-windows in a seafront location, built c.1890. Joppa was a popular holiday resort in late Victorian times. This house was owned and decorated by a professional painter/decorator. This photograph shows the 'French Empire Dressing Room' with its sea view. It is decorated with red and blue paint, embellished with gold fleur-de-lys, wreaths and a painted frieze with mottoes. The room has fitted wardrobes and a wooden fireplace. Dressing rooms were used in Victorian times to accommodate the fine clothes worn by wealthy people. Clothes would be laid out by a servant, and assistance given in dressing. People often changed their clothes several times a day. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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