Table & chairs A walnut burr centre table and accompanying pair of side tables, 1868 The chandeliers The chandeliers are Victorian crystal, dating to the 1860s though they were not purchased until the early 1890s. Each weigh over three hundred-weight and contain more than 5000 pieces. They form a set with the chandelier on the landing The rug The Morris & Co rug was commissioned by the Company in 1925 Game table A George IV mahogany games table, circa 1825 Chair & Sofas Suite of walnut chairs and sofas, 1868 The Gates of Dawn The Gates of Dawn painted by Herbert Draper in 1900, to celebrate the turn of the century. Presented to the Company in 1929 by Arthur Warren Williams, Master in 1907, and cousin of Herbert Draper’s wife Herbert Draper

The History of

The Drawing Room

Alterations to the front of Drapers’ Hall in the 1860s resulted in the enlargement of the Livery Hall, a new marble staircase and the renovation of reception rooms on the west side of the Courtyard which resulted in the Drawing Room.

The opulent appearance of this room owes much to John G Crace, whose fashionable firm also worked for Queen Victoria. Crace designed the cream and green themed decorations and walnut furniture in 1868 and as the room suffered only minor damage during World War II, it remains largely as he intended.

Sculpture busts of HM The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales, both members of the Drapers’ Company, adorn the room. It also boasts a marble sculpture, The Shepherd Boy, by the Danish Neo-classicist Bertel Thorvaldsen, and Herbert Draper’s painting of 1900, The Gates of Dawn, celebrating the turn of the century. This shows Draper at the height of his powers and shortly before being commissioned to paint the Livery Hall ceiling. Magnificent Victorian chandeliers add colour and delight.