Poudreuse
Poudreuse (French, also dressing table , dressing table , dressing table , dressing table or shortly toilet ) is formed in the 17th century type of table for cosmetic articles, which had its heyday in the 18th century, was further developed and was designed often very refined . In the middle of the cover plate was a mirror that could be opened and raised. Often these tables were equipped with numerous drawers and drawers.
Sometimes the poudreuse was combined with a desk or reading table . In the course of the 19th century, the three-part mirrors attached to the plate came into use. This type of table has survived into modern times. The poudreuse was often to be found as an important piece of equipment in a boudoir .
Toilet
The toilet originally referred to a cloth (toile) that was spread over the ladies' cleaning table; then the device necessary for “cleaning”, in particular the table (cleaning table, bedside table) next to the mirror on which these devices are located; finally the feminine "finery" itself in its details. Hence the phrase using the toilet: completely dressing, cleaning, for example the morning toilet.
literature
- Irene Markowitz : The Poudreuse. A type of furniture from the 18th century . In: Art and Antiques , 1989, Issue 5, pp. 64–72.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ toilet . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 15, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 739.