The Tunnel Arbour
A Tunnel Arbour is a pergola where the ladies could take exercise on a hot day to escape the heat of the sun to preserve their pale complexion. Ladies of high status are shown as having a very white skin colour. This shows their status in life. They are ladies of leisure; they do not have to work outdoors so their faces do not become suntanned nor reddened by the wind.
The arbour is covered with fragrant roses and honey suckles. The flower borders beneath are full of the cooling green fronds of ferns and many wild strawberry plants which the ladies could admire or eat the ripe fruits.
A Tunnel Arbour is a pergola where the ladies could take exercise on a hot day to escape the heat of the sun to preserve their pale complexion. Ladies of high status are shown as having a very white skin colour. This shows their status in life. They are ladies of leisure; they do not have to work outdoors so their faces do not become suntanned nor reddened by the wind.
The arbour is covered with fragrant roses and honey suckles. The flower borders beneath are full of the cooling green fronds of ferns and many wild strawberry plants which the ladies could admire or eat the ripe fruits.