Worsham- Rockefeller Bedroom Glossary & Bibliography

Glossary

Gilded Age: Term coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner to describe the time period between the post-Civil War era and World War I characterized by rapid economic and population growth in the United States. This was a time of big business and many common people were experiencing the new world of luxury and wealth.

Grandiose: effectively grand or important, more complicated and elaborate than necessary

Soot: a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.

Victorian Decor: Related to the reign of Queen Victoria, this style of decor is massive, ornamental, and lavishly decorative

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Bibliography

Bennett, S. M. (2013). The Art of Wealth: The Huntingtons in the Gilded Age. Huntington Library, Art Collections.

George A. Schastey and Company; Pottier and Stymus Manufacturing Company; Sypher and Company. Worsham-Rockefeller Bedroom, 1881-1882, revised ca. 1937. Mahogany, ebonized with satinwood inlay; textiles; metal; glass; ceramic. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Leopold, Allison Kyle., and Elizabeth Heyert. Victorian Splendor: Re-creating America’s 19th Century Interiors. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1986.

Slipek, Edwin. “The Intriguing Life of Richmond’s Arabella Worsham Huntington.” Style Weekly, 11 January 2012, 12-16.