As the pattern of rooms in later 17th-century England drew closer to the French model, a typical private‘ suite developed in fashionable houses. It consisted of the withdrawing room, the bedroom, and the closet. The bedroom had a role as a reception room where privileged guests were received, usually in the morning when the host was getting up and being dressed. For completely private relaxation another room developed — the closet — after the fashion of the French cabinet. (more…)