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This represents the drawing room of a London town house. The arrangement of the furniture reflects a change towards a less formal domestic way of life than in the 18th century.
Here any of the family might have been occupied in reading, writing letters, sketching and painting, playing music or entertaining guests.
Regency furniture reflected the increased informality, with comfortable upholstered sofas, light and easily moveable tables and chairs, and low bookcases and cabinets.
The use of exotic woods, brass mounts and inlays and the staining and painting of furniture to imitate more expensive woods were all characteristic of Regency style.
