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»Continue on to the Gentlemen's Parlor
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»Continue on to the Gentlemen's Parlor
© 2001-2005 The Virginia War Museum. All rights reserved.
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Like the hallway, the ladies' parlor is considered a formal space,
featuring an identical ceiling rosette. Such parlors were often
decorated lavishly with silk window treatments and expensive
furnishings, which were upholstered in the most luxurious fabrics.
Parlors were frequently used to entertain guests during afternoon tea
and after a formal dinner, as it was customary for men to retire to the
gentlemen's parlor and women to the adjoining ladies' parlor. The
ladies' parlor features two game tables, period art, and other fine
antique furniture. A pair of original pocket doors connect to the
gentlemen's parlor.