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A Chippendale dining room of the Chinese type. Furniture is of mulberry lacquer with gold ornamentation; draperies are of mulberry velvet hung from antique gold cornices; lighting fixtures are of wrought iron with parchment shades, while the mirror is of antique gold and the screen, a coromandel one, in various colors on black. The panel on the wall between the windows is of batik.
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A dining room of Spanish type containing a refectory table with cut-off corners, with a filet lace scarf upon it. The chairs have embroidered seats. There is a cabinet with doors and compartment below for wines, and two floor candlesticks of wrought iron. The lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling is also of wrought iron. . The mirror above the sideboard is set with a French eight-day clock. There is also a commode with marble top not shown in the photograph, similar to the cabinet. The drapery treatment is of heavy silk with flat wood cornice.
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This illustration shows one wall of a woman's personal chamber, containing very feminine bookcases of walnut, lined in chintz. A walnut Louis XV table and painted directoire day-bed covered in the chintz with a panel of old French brocade hung above.
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A dining room of Georgian type with an oblong table with curved corners. This is an antique brown mahogany beautifully
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grained. The side chairs are upholstered in damask. The sideboard has a marble top and the two end cabinets of the sideboard have tray drawers inside. The scarf on the table is of filet lace and velvet rimmed in gold. A mirror and painting combined hangs above the sideboard. The marble fountain has been filled with artificial fruit. On the sideboard are three pieces of old silver, and on the wall is an antique plaque.
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