Little Lounge of Trays in the Viana Palace, Cordoba (Spain)

Little Lounge of Trays

        In the Little Lounge of Trays, as its name shows, there are hanged numerousLittle Lounge of Trays trays, covering the totality of the white walls. A total of thirty six pieces were gathered by Don José de Saavedra y Salamanca Ramírez de Baquedano, the II Marquis of Viana, made with different materials, some of them in wood, painted, laked, even decorated with little mother of pearl incrustations. Breakfast kitchen
        Next to the Little Lounge of Trays there is a Little kitchen, typical andalusian, used to cook the breakfast and the snacks. With white walls and simple decoration, it stands out because there are hanged a vast number of objects, that were almost forgotten, such a beautiful copper set of fifty-seven pieces, or a collection of more than fifty pieces, in ceramic, which make you Field kitchento pay the attention when you get in.
        The next lounge to stand out is the denominated Rural Kitchen that, like the previous one has its popular andalusian style. It is covered by a barrel vault and on the right it has a big fireplace, highlighting in the lounge, into which there are eighteen jars made in english ceramic with metallic reflects. Two Alpujarras rugs with mudejar tradition and geometrical decoration cover the floor of plain bricks. The place is full of kitchen utensils at that time, and nowadays they serve as decoration. It was a place preferred by the last Viana Marquis in order to celebrate his social gatherings.

Text: J.A.S.C.

Traslated by Sara Moretti