The RMS Titanic’s delicate and pristine setting has etched itself into the public’s imagination. Visually, the Ship itself has become a background to its own emotional history and the devastating loss of life. The overwhelming beauty of the RMS Titanic has contributed to the public’s long-running fascination with the Ship.
The luxury liner was absolutely stunning in her day. Even the Third-Class cabins were lovely and well appointed. The Third-Class General Room, which was accessible to all third-class passengers, was paneled in pine and finished with white enamel. Although the design elements were minimal and a bit more utilitarian then the second- and first-classes, they were incredibly sleek and beautiful. From a modern perspective, the third-class china looks the most contemporary.
A reproduction of the Third-Class China
The Second-Class Library featured furniture made of mahogany and covered with tapestry. Furnishings specially designed for the library in a Colonial Adams style, these fixtures evoked a design trend popular about 100 years before Titanic was built.
A reproduction of the Second-Class China, which was designed to compliment the second-class furnishings.
The First-Class Reception Room was decorated in an adopted Jacobean English style and had white paneling carved in low relief. More ornate than the second-class motifs, the Jacobean English style was stylistically quite different. Drawing from an even older design phase, this motif was popular as far back as the early 1600s.
The First-Class China is the most ornate.
The First-Class Reading and Writing Room was located directly next to the First-Class Lounge. >The Lounge had a bow window along one side of the Ship that allowed passengers an uninterrupted view of the horizon.
It took ten months to fully outfit Titanic.
The luxury liner was absolutely stunning in her day. Even the Third-Class cabins were lovely and well appointed. The Third-Class General Room, which was accessible to all third-class passengers, was paneled in pine and finished with white enamel. Although the design elements were minimal and a bit more utilitarian then the second- and first-classes, they were incredibly sleek and beautiful. From a modern perspective, the third-class china looks the most contemporary.
A reproduction of the Third-Class China
The Second-Class Library featured furniture made of mahogany and covered with tapestry. Furnishings specially designed for the library in a Colonial Adams style, these fixtures evoked a design trend popular about 100 years before Titanic was built.
A reproduction of the Second-Class China, which was designed to compliment the second-class furnishings.
The First-Class China is the most ornate.
The First-Class Reading and Writing Room was located directly next to the First-Class Lounge. >The Lounge had a bow window along one side of the Ship that allowed passengers an uninterrupted view of the horizon.
It took ten months to fully outfit Titanic.
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