This watercolor likely documents a room in an upper-middle-class townhouse from the German town of Coblenz (today Koblenz). The furnishings in the drawing appear to date from the 1840s. The sofa follows the Rococo Revival style popular around this time; the round table, klismos-type chairs (created by the ancient Greeks, with splayed legs and curved backrest and rails), and side chair are typical late Biedermeier pieces, while the white ceramic stove features bands of decorated tiles with Schinkel-style classical motifs. Gray flat-patterned wallpaper with contrasting red Gothic pelmet bands beneath the upper molding and a similar band above the baseboard covers the walls. Additionally, the floor is covered by a green carpet with octagonal motifs. A bookshelf hangs on the right-hand wall, along with a cuckoo clock. A servant's cord hangs on the left side of the room.
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