A New Show Takes an Enchanting Look Inside the Estrado, the Opulent But Hidden World of the Spanish Elite
Still, it remains an overlooked and under-researched subject. Installation view of of A Room of Her Own at the Hispanic Society. The tarima would have been covered with lush rugs, pillows, and cushions for lounging. Rogelio de Egusquiza Barrena,Dama en un interior elegante(Lady in a Fancy Interior), 1874. Oil on panel. Sturdier furniture arrived later, and was often smaller in scale compared to the furniture for men. (Estrado furniture was calledmuebles ratones,or mouse furniture....