This bedroom was a private space, significant in both Matilde’s and the couple’s life. Upper-class husbands and wives used to sleep in separate bedrooms, and it was the woman’s room where they met alone. This is why Matilde’s bed is larger than his husband’s.

The Louis XV style bedroom set is made of mahogany wood with bronze ornaments. It features a double bed; two nightstands, one of them covered in marble on the inside to store the potty; a three door wardrobe with mirrors; a cabinet with doors, drawers and a mirror, too; a psyqué, which consists of a full-length mirror that can be tilted forwards and backwards; and a secretary desk used to write letters and store stationery items.

Thick curtains hung over the windows, while paintings, photographs, decorations and household items belonging to Matilde were displayed on the walls and some of the furniture.

Like her husband’s, Matilde’s bedroom is equipped with an en suite bathroom which can be accessed through the double doors that are currently closed. Matilde probably shared this bathroom with her daughter, since Ana Amalia’s bedroom also communicates with it.

The door at the back leads to a room where leisure activities for upper-class girls and women took place, such as sewing and reading. The vast library kept by Matilde and her daughter, consisting of more than 550 books, could be found in this area.

Traducción del español al inglés: Lic. Carolina Luongo