Family and friends would gather in the Parlor for games, music, and conversation, and it was the site of weddings, dances and other important social events. It held most of Jefferson's art collection, including portraits of many people whom he admired or considered noteworthy.
Virtual tours of this room
How to see this room: Included in most tours of Monticello.
Furnishings of Note
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How it Works: Monticello's Self-Operating Doors
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Portraits of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams by Mather Brown
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Salome Bearing the Head of St. John the Baptist
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Restoration of Jefferson's portrait of John Locke
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The Parlor's Parquet Floor
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Animated Assembly of the Parquet Floor
Objects Typically on Display in this Room
- Alexander I (Sculpture)
- Americus Vespucius (Painting)
- Benjamin Franklin (Painting)
- Camera Obscura
- Christopher Columbus (Painting)
- David Rittenhouse (Engraving)
- Descent from the Cross (Painting)
- Edward Preble (Medals & Medallions)
- English Guitar
- Fauteuil en Cabriolet
- George Washington (Painting)
- George Washington by Eccleston (Medals & Medallions)
- Harpsichord
- Herodias Bearing the Head of St. John the Baptist (Painting)
- Hope with Cupid (Sculpture)
- James Monroe (Engraving)
- Jefferson Portrait by John Trumbull (Painting)
- Jefferson Portrait by Mather Brown (Painting)
- John Adams (Painting)
- John Locke (Painting)
- Louis XV Chimney Sconces
- Louis XVI (Engraving)
- Marquis de Lafayette (Painting)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (Sculpture)
- Ornamental Circular Card Table
- Perspective Glass
- Pier Mirror
- Sir Walter Raleigh (Painting)
- Tall Easy Chair
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Engraving)
- The Penitent Magdalen (Painting)
- Thomas Jefferson Randolph (Painting)
- Thomas Paine (Painting)
- Universal Table
- Venus with Cupid (Sculpture)