Inside First Class Smoking Room Titanic

No pictures of the titanic s smoking room are known only those of the olympic.

Inside first class smoking room titanic.

The smoking room like its first class counterpart was a male only domain. Located directly above the library it was decorated in the louis xvi style paneled in oak and laid with linoleum tiles. Oak club chairs upholstered in green morocco leather surrounded square tables for card playing. In keeping with social conventions of the time the room was exclusive to men.

Certain artifacts which once decorated the room have been recovered from the debris field including two of the gilt bronze chandeliers and portions of the red and blue linoleum floor tiles. The smoking room was destroyed during the sinking being located just aft of where the break up occurred in an area that was ripped apart during the stern s plunge to the sea floor. First class travel on titanic the first class public rooms included a dining saloon reception room restaurant lounge reading and writing room smoking room and the veranda cafes and palm courts.