Welcome back to The Laura Plantation! Today we’re touring the dining room and the preparation room.
The table is set with some lovely gold trimmed china.
Gold trimmed serving pieces…
You will see many tables like this in antebellum homes. This is called a petticoat table. As the ladies walked by, they could check their petticoats in the mirror.
This is the preparation room where the cooked food would have been brought in from the kitchen prior to serving the family in the dining room.
This room is much more rustic than other antebellum homes that I have toured. Most have a nice butler’s pantry that also housed china.
Be sure and stop back by on Thursday afternoon! I’ll be posting Part 3 that will include a little more Creole history!
Thanks for stopping by!
Sharing with:
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style
Let’s Dish @ Cuisine Kathleen
Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Seasonal Sundays @ The Tablescaper
Grace at Home @ Imparting Grace
Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life
Beautiful ( again ) !!!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of petticoat tables - how neat!
XOX
Tammy,Thank you for the tour. I love the history lesson. Makes me feel like I am watching Downton Abbey. A more slow and elegant time. Your have a beautiful home!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Wanda! I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour! Make sure you check on the conclusion in Part 3!
DeleteI had no idea they were called Petticoat tables.. LOVE learning something fabulous !!! HUGS
ReplyDeleteTammy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a lovely comment. I am now following you and invite you to revisit my site anytime.
Judith
Beautiful plantation tour! I love the petticoat table, how interesting, it put a smile on my face and imagined me looking at my pants, legs or shoes TODAY! The table with the china is stunning! Have a lovely Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteFABBY
A petticoat table...VERY interesting!!! Those ladies sure knew how to pamper themselves back in the day! I need something like that to check the heels of my shoes for scuff marks as I walk past! :-)
ReplyDeleteenjoyed your tour. I do love gold rimmed dishes.....and old houses....
ReplyDeleteLove, Mona
Thanks for continuing the tour. The dishes are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking us along. The dishes are fabulous. Oh my. Love the petticoat table! So sad they went by the wayside. xo marlis
ReplyDeleteLooks like such an amazing place!
ReplyDeletehello
ReplyDeletetout est super beau
un dépaysement total
à bientôt
tendresse
edith (iris) France
Love seeing old homes...so much history in these walls. Beautiful table and china. Thanks for the tour, Tammy.
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day...
Love the tour, I love these plantation homes too.
ReplyDeleteHey Tammy! Just now catching up with these tours again. How neat to hear the table is called a petticoat table. I love that and it makes perfect sense doesn't it? One would certainly not want to be showing to much leg in those days. LOL! I am also noticing old plaster on the walls in the prep room. Do you think perhaps it used to be all plastered walls in there?
ReplyDelete