drawing room
The term is actually a shortened form of “withdrawing room,” where people withdrew after dinner. Found in larger houses of the 18th and 19th centuries. (Howe, 2002) Photo from Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, 2026.
The term is actually a shortened form of “withdrawing room,” where people withdrew after dinner. Found in larger houses of the 18th and 19th centuries. (Howe, 2002) Photo from Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, 2026.