The furnishings in this room come from the "Segerhof" at Blumenrain 17 in Basel. The successful merchant Christoph Burckhardt-Merian (1740-1812) had the magnificent town house built in 1787 according to plans by the architect Samuel Werenfels (1720-1800). Christoph Burchkhardt-Merian was a successful merchant who mainly produced printed cotton (Indienne) and was active in the Atlantic triangular trade. To furnish the so-called Visitenstube, a small reception room, the tapestries and furniture upholstery were ordered from the Grellet manufactory in Aubusson (central France). The wooden furniture and the paneling, on the other hand, were probably made by craftsmen from Basel. All parts together form a room decoration of rarely preserved unity

The Segerhof remained in family ownership until the early 20th century. Its last inhabitant, Marie Burckhardt (1839-1923), bequeathed the building to the Basel Historical Museum in 1923, which established the first Basel residential museum in it. As early as 1935, however, the Segerhof was vacated, as the old merchant's residence had to make way for a widening of the Blumenrain. As a result, the Museum für Wohnkultur was moved to the Haus zum Kirschgarten in 1951.