
Read the story on my blog page LINK.
This photo gallery contains my images of the exhibition brochure for A Day in the Eighteenth Century: Chronicle of a Parisian Townhouse and images from the exhibition.
Click on any photo to enlarge the gallery images.
For children ages 7-12:
An investigation activity. Use the QR codes or this LINK for more information and help in the investigation!
Where the exhibition takes place
Introduction
The Mansion in the City and the Courtyard



















A land of plenty:
Without leaving the city
He finds the countryside:
He can in his garden,
Full of green trees,
Conceal spring
In the midst of winters.”

The Household and Hours and Days











The Vestibule and Morning: The Bedroom and its Annexes




“Tyrolean women carrying a peddler’s box” Manufacture de Meissen after a model by Peter Reincke (1745)




Before Dinner: Monsieur’s Study or Library
After Dinner: Madame’s Bedroom













The Oratory
Lunch and Dinner: Dining Room








Salt, pepper, spices, fresh and candied fruit on the centerpiece.
The decorative theme of the centerpiece served to initiate conversations














Brisk: ward off advances
Drop the fan: want to make friends
Decoration: current events or an opera performance


Of a man who doesn’t play
That he’s a useless piece of furniture.
Lovers
even the most passionate
Stop making love
as soon as cards are involved.”
Quote from Charles Louis, Baron de Pöllnitz (Prussian writer), “Un séjour en France 1734











Bedtime














































































