Office of the Privy Purse

Office of the Privy Purse

The proximity of the office to the King’s rooms is notable, although such a coveted location comes with two drawbacks for the office isn’t very spacious and lacks windows. To make the office appear larger than it really is the walls are a pale green and there’s a red carpet on the floor, all the seats also covered with a matching shade of red cloth.

A writing desk has been settled against one wall with a chair before it; a chair for the visitors settled sideways next to the table so that the visitor could keep eye contact with the man sitting behind the table. There’s a painting of a poppy field hanging on the wall above the desk and a selection of fine quills and sheaves of paper on the table.

The opposing wall supports a cabinet with numerous drawers, some of which can be locked to assure the privacy of the documents kept within; and a bookshelf with an eclectic choice of reading material from the finest philosophers of the time to some pattern books to a couple of biographies to works of Machiavelli. Against the third wall is a settee that can accommodate two people.