Eastman House - Billiard Room
This is a shot of a section of the Billiard Room at the Eastman House. This room has teak paneling which is the same species of exotic wood that has been used in shipbuilding and fine architecture for more than 2,000 years. The wood was fashioned into shallow panels that showed the grain and color of the wood to its best advantage, and the floor boards were also teak, joined with butterfly pegs. The room was in fact a billiard room for only a short time, for George Eastman moved the billiard table upstairs to a second-floor-bedroom in 1908, making this room an informal living room with much of the same furniture. For the remaining twenty-four years here it was a quiet retreat where he could read his newspapers and magazines, and, in the 1920s, listen to his radio. The decision was made to restore it as the earlier billiard room to show Eastman's informal and recreational side. The plaster ceiling ornaments were reproduced from photographic evidence, as were the chandeliers, all of which had been eventually removed by Eastman. Notice the fancy lighting fixture above he billiard table. Behind the billiard table is a raised platform for watching billiards, which was also used for storage. Located at the George Eastman House and Gardens, 900 East Avenue in Rochester, NY.
Eastman House - Billiard Room
This is a shot of a section of the Billiard Room at the Eastman House. This room has teak paneling which is the same species of exotic wood that has been used in shipbuilding and fine architecture for more than 2,000 years. The wood was fashioned into shallow panels that showed the grain and color of the wood to its best advantage, and the floor boards were also teak, joined with butterfly pegs. The room was in fact a billiard room for only a short time, for George Eastman moved the billiard table upstairs to a second-floor-bedroom in 1908, making this room an informal living room with much of the same furniture. For the remaining twenty-four years here it was a quiet retreat where he could read his newspapers and magazines, and, in the 1920s, listen to his radio. The decision was made to restore it as the earlier billiard room to show Eastman's informal and recreational side. The plaster ceiling ornaments were reproduced from photographic evidence, as were the chandeliers, all of which had been eventually removed by Eastman. Notice the fancy lighting fixture above he billiard table. Behind the billiard table is a raised platform for watching billiards, which was also used for storage. Located at the George Eastman House and Gardens, 900 East Avenue in Rochester, NY.