“Basildon Room… Embodying features of rare historic and artistic interest... Reconstructed from an 18th Century salon in Basildon Park Manor, Berkshire, England”

“Basildon Room… Embodying features of rare historic and artistic interest... Reconstructed from an 18th Century salon in Basildon Park Manor, Berkshire, England”

Black and white photograph depicting the Basildon Room from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

This recreation of the salon of an English manor house includes original paintings, cornices and a mantel from the old manor. The canvases are attributed to artist Angelica Kauffmann. All non-original materials were faithfully reconstructed from models and records.

Smith, Richard Averill

The Waldorf-Astoria

1934

Kauffmann, Angelica, 1741-1807

Histories & Publications

Smith, R.A. (1935). The Waldorf-Astoria. New York: The Waldorf-Astoria.

Lent, H.B. (1934). The Waldorf –Astoria: A Brief chronicle of a unique institution now entering its fifth decade. New York: private printing for the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corporation.

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present

Basildon Room

1931 - 1939

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