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Bed Design attributed to: Thomas Hope (1769–1831) English Regency about 1800–10 Object Place: London, England Medium/Technique: Oak and pine veneered with mahogany and painted black, patinated bronze mounts; modern upholstery Dimensions: Overall: 137.2 x 123.2 x 243.8 cm (54 x 48 1/2 x 96 in.) Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by exchange from a gift given in memory of Dr. William Hewson Baltzell, by his wife Alice Cheney Baltzell, Gift of the Estate of Gertrude T. Taft, Gift of Eben Howard Gay, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, Gift of Eben Howard Gay, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Ferry, Bequest of Mrs. Harriet J. Bradbury, Bequest of Susan Greene Dexter in memory of Charles and Martha Babcock Amory, The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, Gift of Miss Anna C. Hoyt, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxim Karolik, Gift of Eugene L. Garbáty, Bequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson, Bequest of George Nixon Black, Gift of Fred Parker and Mary C. Emery, The John Pickering Lyman Collection. Gift of Miss Theodora Lyman, Gift of Mrs. Sidney T. Allen, Gift of Mrs. John Adlen Carpenter, Gift of Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund, Gift of Mrs. Ruth Kellogg Ferry, Gift of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb in memory of Mrs. Winthrop Sargent, Gift of Miss Evelyn Sears and Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field Accession Number: 2003.258 Collections: Europe Classifications: Furniture – Seating and beds This bed is among the most original pieces of English Regency furniture. Dominant in English interiors from about 1800 to 1830, the Regency style perpetuated the classical taste of the late eighteenth century but was more academic and archaeologically correct. This bed closely resembles furnishings designed by Thomas Hope - collector, connoisseur, and a pivotal figure in the classical revival of Regency England - for one of his residences. Its architectural form and bronze mounts derive from ancient and Renaissance models. The greyhounds, however, are inspired by medieval tomb sculpture and exemplify the more romantic interpretation of historical sources characteristic of Hope's influential furniture designs. The bed may have been used for resting - a day bed - or for sleeping. The modern upholstery recreates elaborate examples in Rudolf Ackermann's “The Repository of the Arts,” an influential periodical during the Regency period. Provenance: November 25, 1997, sold at Phillips, London, lot 225 and bought by Pelham Galleries, London. Private collection, United States. By 2003, with Pelham Galleries, London; 2003, sold by Pelham Galleries to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2003) Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/402103/bed

Bed Design attributed to: Thomas Hope (1769–1831) English Regency about 1800–10 Object Place: London, England Medium/Technique: Oak and pine veneered with mahogany and painted black, patinated bronze mounts; modern upholstery Dimensions: Overall: 137.2 x 123.2 x 243.8 cm (54 x 48 1/2 x 96 in.) Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by exchange from a gift given in memory of Dr. William Hewson Baltzell, by his wife Alice Cheney Baltzell, Gift of the Estate of Gertrude T. Taft, Gift of Eben Howard Gay, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, Gift of Eben Howard Gay, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Ferry, Bequest of Mrs. Harriet J. Bradbury, Bequest of Susan Greene Dexter in memory of Charles and Martha Babcock Amory, The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, Gift of Miss Anna C. Hoyt, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxim Karolik, Gift of Eugene L. Garbáty, Bequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson, Bequest of George Nixon Black, Gift of Fred Parker and Mary C. Emery, The John Pickering Lyman Collection. Gift of Miss Theodora Lyman, Gift of Mrs. Sidney T. Allen, Gift of Mrs. John Adlen Carpenter, Gift of Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund, Gift of Mrs. Ruth Kellogg Ferry, Gift of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb in memory of Mrs. Winthrop Sargent, Gift of Miss Evelyn Sears and Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field Accession Number: 2003.258 Collections: Europe Classifications: Furniture – Seating and beds This bed is among the most original pieces of English Regency furniture. Dominant in English interiors from about 1800 to 1830, the Regency style perpetuated the classical taste of the late eighteenth century but was more academic and archaeologically correct. This bed closely resembles furnishings designed by Thomas Hope - collector, connoisseur, and a pivotal figure in the classical revival of Regency England - for one of his residences. Its architectural form and bronze mounts derive from ancient and Renaissance models. The greyhounds, however, are inspired by medieval tomb sculpture and exemplify the more romantic interpretation of historical sources characteristic of Hope's influential furniture designs. The bed may have been used for resting - a day bed - or for sleeping. The modern upholstery recreates elaborate examples in Rudolf Ackermann's “The Repository of the Arts,” an influential periodical during the Regency period. Provenance: November 25, 1997, sold at Phillips, London, lot 225 and bought by Pelham Galleries, London. Private collection, United States. By 2003, with Pelham Galleries, London; 2003, sold by Pelham Galleries to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2003) Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/402103/bed

Lungomare C. Colombo, 4452 - 90149 Palermo (Addaura) The Addaura Hotel Residence Congressi is 150 meters from the sea in the beautiful gulf of Mondello The structure offers Hotel, Residence, a modern Congress Centre, Restaurant, Swimming Pool with hydro-massage for adults and a small one for children, panoramic solarium, inside Garage and Free ADSL Internet Point. In the Hotel's rooms, in the Meeting rooms, in the Hall, in the Bar, in the Restaurant and the Swimming pool area it is possible to navigate on internet by payment with ADSL Wi-Fi technology. In front of the Hotel there is a equipped beach entry only by payment, Bus stop and Taxi. It is possible to book turistic excursions, to rent a car and bike, babysitting and massages. The hotel has fifty elegant furnished rooms, made with anti-toxic materials, which give life to the hotel's structure. It has two swimming pools situated in a Mediterranean garden. All the rooms have a bathtub or shower, air-conditioning, sat tv, pay-tv, minibar, telephone, hairdryer and personal safe. Most of the rooms have a balcony with a panoramic sea view. Text from: www.addaura.it/engl/default.htm

Via Roma 72 90133 Palermo, Italy In the capital of the island, among baroque churches and markets of islamic memory, there is the Hotel del Centro. The Hotel del Centro has opened recently and it is situated in the old town centre of Palermo very close to the most important monuments, such as The Cathedral, The Massimo Theatre, The Vucciria Market and so on; moreover it is only 150 metres away from the Central Station of Palermo, in the neighbourhood of which there are the arrivals and departures of the buses for the airport and the whole Sicily. Staying at the Hotel del Centro, you will be able to walk through Palermo and you will enjoy the atmosphere and the folklore of the popular markets of the city. The Hotel del Centro, which is in a suggestive period building, is very confortable. There are rooms with bath, shower, tv, air conditioning, soundproof windows , hairdryer, Wireless Internet Access and skilled employees at your complete disposal. Text (slightly adapted) from: www.hoteldelcentro.it/main.asp?section=hotel&lang=en

Casa Adobe De San Rafael & Park 1330 Dorothy Drive Glendale, CA 91202 HOURS OF OPERATION Daily: 8:00 a.m. - Dusk Tours led by Docents: September - June: First Sunday of the Month, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. July & August: Every Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. A Fiesta de las Luminarias (Festival of Lights) and Christmas Open House is held during the month of December. PARK DESCRIPTION The park is 1.6 acres in size. Amenities include a picnic pavilion which is available for small company or family picnics or gatherings, a turf area that is available for larger festival-type events, gas grill, sink, electrical outlets and public restroom facilities. Because of the historic nature of the facility, barbecues and/or amplified sound are not permitted. CASA ADOBE DE SAN RAFAEL HISTORY Casa Adobe de San Rafael is registered as California Landmark #235. The casa is believed to have been built in 1865 by Tomas Sanchez, and has a New England style of architecture. In 1875, the property was sold, left abandoned, and fell into a ruinous state. In 1930 the Casa was purchased by the California Medicinal Wine Company who planned to tear down the structure and to remove the large eucalyptus trees on the property. Local neighbors and community members stopped the demolition and began a campaign to preserve the house as a historic landmark. The City of Glendale purchased the adobe in 1930, and by 1932 La Casa de Adobe de San Rafael was completely refurbished. Today, the adobe includes a Monterey-style corridor (covered porch), beautiful sunken garden, brick patio, gray shake roof, and long narrow front windows adorned with green shutters. Interior furnishings are from the 19th century. Text from: www.ci.glendale.ca.us/parks/casa_adobe.asp

Each of the rooms in the Hotel Palladio, overlooking the beach in the resort town of Giardini-Naxos, on Sicily, is entirely unique. My room was this magenta shade, with a huge antique armoire (not pictured), and a terrace, which would have been nice to look out onto the beach in warmer weather. Check out the bathroom. I think that was my favorite part of this room. These photos aren't the best quality because they were taken with a throw-away digital from CVS since I was shooting slides in my regular Canon Rebel 35mm. For more information (and pictures of other rooms in the hotel, please see the hotel's own website: www.hotelpalladiogiardini.com/

A scene from the Adventures of Pinocchio ride in Fantasyland in Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

This is the hotel I stayed in while visiting Agrigento, Sicily, in March, 2005. I was looking for the hotel in the dark and had gotten lost while driving through the traffic circles near the Valley of the Temples. I wound up going the wrong way, toward the beach, because I knew it wasn't in the historic part of Agrigento, on the hill. I thought I was in the right neighborhood, by the beach, for the Hotel Kore, because I found another hotel that I had seen on the travel websites, and thought they could be close by. The presence of a beauty salon also called "Kore" (after the goddess Persephone, who had one of the major cults in ancient Greek Sicily) made me convinced I was on the right track. But, I wasn't. :) After going the wrong way on an un-marked one-way street (it was a small street, dark, and there was no "Senso Unico" sign. I guess they didn't have to mark it...the locals knew!) I tried to ask for directions, saying that I was looking for the Hotel Kore. The man replied, "McDonald's!" First, I thought he said "McDonald's" because I'm an American, and maybe my accent was coming out strongly when I was speaking Italian? But, it turns out, when I finally went the right way on the traffic circle near the Valley of the Temples (he did give me more directions, but never explained what "McDonald's" meant), I came into a part of town that looked like it was just being built up in the 70s and 80s....and sure enough, there was a McDonald's! I went into the McDonald's to ask for more directions. This caused a lot of laughter from both the staff working at the fast-food restaurant, and the Sicilian families with their children... it turns out that the Hotel Kore was RIGHT NEXT DOOR to the McDonald's, but they did not have a sign that was lit up, so I had driven right past it to get to the McDonald's parking lot. Needless to say, this photo was taken the morning after. It was a lovely hotel, one of the nicest in Europe that I've stayed in. And after that adventure, it was almost sad that I was moving on to Piazza Armerina the next night. :)

[Queen] Elizabeth died in 1603, and Raleigh was imprisoned in the Tower of London on 19 July. Later that year, on 17 November, Raleigh was tried in the converted Great Hall of Winchester Castle for treason due to his supposed involvement in the Main Plot against King James. He was left to languish in the Tower of London until 1616. While imprisoned, he wrote many treatises and the first volume of The Historie of the World, about the ancient history of Greece and Rome. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Walter_Raleigh

Woman and Child on a Bed Objects of this type may have served multiple purposes. They have been found in temples, tombs, and houses. Perhaps they satisfied the sexual needs of men in the afterlife or conveyed wishes for fertility on the part of both men and women. They may have had a connection with Hathor, goddess of love and sexuality. The child here suggests the ideas of fertility and rebirth, which were vital to resurrection and immortality in the next life. Medium: Terracotta Place Excavated: Sawama, Egypt Dates: ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom (probably) Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 5 15/16 in. (5.4 x 6.7 x 15.1 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 14.606 Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/8605/Woman_...

Woman and Child on a Bed Objects of this type may have served multiple purposes. They have been found in temples, tombs, and houses. Perhaps they satisfied the sexual needs of men in the afterlife or conveyed wishes for fertility on the part of both men and women. They may have had a connection with Hathor, goddess of love and sexuality. The child here suggests the ideas of fertility and rebirth, which were vital to resurrection and immortality in the next life. Medium: Terracotta Place Excavated: Sawama, Egypt Dates: ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom (probably) Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 5 15/16 in. (5.4 x 6.7 x 15.1 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 14.606 Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/8605/Woman_...

Bedroom from the Sagredo Palace, Venice, Period Room, 18th century (ca. 1718) Stuccowork probably by Abbondio Stazio of Massagno (1675–1745); and Carpoforo Mazzetti (ca. 1684–1748); Probably after a model by Gasparo Diziani of Belluno (1689–1767) Made in Venice, Italy Wood, stucco, marble, glass; H. 25 ft. 2 in. (767.1 cm), W. 18 ft. 2 in. (553.7 cm), D. 13 ft. 2 in. (401.3 cm) Rogers Fund, 1906 (06.1335.1a–d) In design and workmanship, this bedroom, consisting of an antechamber with a bed alcove, is one of the finest of its period. The decoration is in stucco and carved wood. In the antechamber, fluted Corinthian pilasters support an entablature out of which fly amorini bearing garlands of flowers. Other amorini bear the gilded frame of a painting by Gasparo Diziani, depicting dawn triumphant over night. Above the entry to the alcove seven amorini frolic, holding a shield with the monogram of Zaccaria Sagredo. A paneled wood dado with a red-and-white marble base runs around the room. The unornamented portions of the walls are covered with seventeenth-century brocatelle. The bed alcove has its original marquetry floor. The stuccowork was probably done by Abondio Statio and Carpoforo Mazetti. The amorini are beautifully modeled and the arabesques of the doors are exquisitely executed. Everything in this bedroom forms a buoyant and joyful ensemble. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=12&vie...