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Rooms at the Old Waldorf
Title
Rooms at the Old Waldorf
Description
Descriptions of the various room of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.
Creator
Boldt, George C., 1851-1916
Publisher
Edition de Luxe.
Date
1903
Contributor
Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925
Relation
Histories & Publications
References
Format
image | jpeg
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1890-1930
Temporal Coverage
1893 - 1928
Text
THE MYRTLE ROOM. Attention is called to the delicate green tints in the decorations and exquisite embroideries on the curtains and portieres.
THE EAST ROOM. Perfectly square and well adapted for small dances and round table dinner parties. Prevailing color, old gold.
THE EAST OR CAEN FOYER. Containing Story's original statue, ‘Cleopatra,†“Jephtha’s Daughter" and “Undine†by Ives, and “The Reading Girl,’ by Magni. It is intended to place other statues by famous sculptors in this room as they can be obtained.
THE FAMOUS WALDORF STATE APARTMENTS are on the same floor at the Thirty-third Street and Fifth Avenue corner.
HENRY IV, OF FRANCE DRAWING ROOM. Flemish tapestries illustrating the history and prosperity of Rome. Unfortunately these tapestries had to be cut to fit the various spaces. The painting over the mantel, representing “.Margaret de Valois,†wife of Henry the Fourth, is by Denman. All the furniture in the is room, with the exception of perhaps three or four pieces, is original and of the period of Henry IV, the carved screen, however, is Italian, and was carved for the late Duc D'Aosta, brother of the late King Humbert of Italy. Attention is called to the exquisite workmanship. The tapestries in the screen, however, are imitations of the original.
FRANCOIS I. BEDROOM, (After the Musee de Cluny) adjoining the State Drawing Room on Thirty-third Street side. The exquisite prie-dieu is an original Italian work of art. The famous bedstead and all other furniture in this room, some in French and some in American walnut, were carved in this country. The carved woodwork on the doors is also well worth examination.
THE EAST ROOM. Perfectly square and well adapted for small dances and round table dinner parties. Prevailing color, old gold.
THE EAST OR CAEN FOYER. Containing Story's original statue, ‘Cleopatra,†“Jephtha’s Daughter" and “Undine†by Ives, and “The Reading Girl,’ by Magni. It is intended to place other statues by famous sculptors in this room as they can be obtained.
THE FAMOUS WALDORF STATE APARTMENTS are on the same floor at the Thirty-third Street and Fifth Avenue corner.
HENRY IV, OF FRANCE DRAWING ROOM. Flemish tapestries illustrating the history and prosperity of Rome. Unfortunately these tapestries had to be cut to fit the various spaces. The painting over the mantel, representing “.Margaret de Valois,†wife of Henry the Fourth, is by Denman. All the furniture in the is room, with the exception of perhaps three or four pieces, is original and of the period of Henry IV, the carved screen, however, is Italian, and was carved for the late Duc D'Aosta, brother of the late King Humbert of Italy. Attention is called to the exquisite workmanship. The tapestries in the screen, however, are imitations of the original.
FRANCOIS I. BEDROOM, (After the Musee de Cluny) adjoining the State Drawing Room on Thirty-third Street side. The exquisite prie-dieu is an original Italian work of art. The famous bedstead and all other furniture in this room, some in French and some in American walnut, were carved in this country. The carved woodwork on the doors is also well worth examination.
Original Format
promotional materials
Collection
Citation
Boldt, George C., 1851-1916 , “Rooms at the Old Waldorf,” Host to the World, accessed April 28, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/127.