Enjoying A Morning's Visit

[debris4spike]

As I said this morning I went to A La Ronde which is only a few miles away.

The house was completed in about 1796, and designed to be 16 sided, by 2 female cousins when they returned from their Grand Tour. They were great artistes, and the whole ceiling is a shell gallery, now too delicate to visit. One of the rooms has a feather frieze.





Mary's Will - 1848

Grand Tour - starting 1784






Some of their many extra shells, all neatly labelled by one of the cousins.

Moses in the Bullrushes













Close-up of the Feather Frieze










I love this feather bench

Comments

[shirebound]

A 16-sided house, wow. I'd love to have that feather bench in my backyard.

[debris4spike]

It's a fascinating place ... the cousins could "follow" the sun round the house, all day.

That bench is new - and great to see the feather links with the house

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

The shells!!!!

[debris4spike]

Oh, yes - there are certainly a lot of shells ... and more ... and more!!

[jerusha]

Wow! What an amazing structure!

[debris4spike]

It's an amazing place, designed by the cousins ... and obviously a "home" to enjoy