Petit Trianon: Boudoir
The room lies in the northeast corner of the first floor, in between the Salon (to which there is a jib or secret door) and Marie Antoinette's bedroom, marked in blue above.
Many of the details match that of the adjacent bedroom, including the pale blue color scheme. However, as this is a less public space, the boiseries are even simpler than in the bedroom. They saved the most showy spaces for the public, much as we do today in our own homes. The level of ornateness often would correspond to the level of privacy held by the space.
The room in the service quarters below houses the 2 mirrors when they are lowered, which then in turn cover their windows.
Here you can see the mirror from above which is half covering the above window and starting to be visable in the servants quarters.
This entry was posted on October 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm, and is filed under
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