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Pr. Lamps - tripod, flanking window, all glass; shades of grey-tinted parchment

Gaming Table - all clear glass, two-tier top joined by crystal balls; top of etched and mirrored squares is regular game board; tapered legs of six clear glass rods each

Bench - Italian, painted white and gold, upholstered in grey-blue satin, red satin on under side

Bird Cage - glass rods with graduated base of chromium, glass shelves for six plants - with Love Birds

Pr. Lamps - modern of dark blue glass, lumeritch shades

Pr. Consoles - semi-circular, clear glass tops, sand-blasted columns, satin mirror bases

All glass supported by satin-finish chromium.

[[underlined]]MUSIC ROOM[[/underlined]] by Arthur S. Vernay, Inc.
(Lighting by Harold A. McGunnigle)

Chickering Ampico lent by Aeolian Co.

created as a background for the following paintings by Josselin Bodley

"Brouges-Canal Vert"
"Moulin Bearnaise"
"Ardances"
"Brouges with Cathedral Tower"
"Moulin der Chavigny"

This is a room of paradoxes, where the traditional of a century and a half ago merges with the modern without a jarring note. It demonstrates Thomas Sheraton's statement, "Time alters fashions and frequently obliterates the works of art and ingenuity; but that which is founded on geometry and real science will remain unalterable." ([[underlined]]The Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book[[/underlined]]. London; 1793)

Created on modern lines, the architectural background of the Music Room is a perfect foil for the fine pieces of Eighteenth-Century furniture. The color scheme of the room has been suggested, but not in an obvious way, by the paintings of Josselin Bodley, a modern artist of England. Rare pieces of Bow porcelain are in the small inset wall cabinets. The Chickering Ampico, in simple, modern design, is in perfect harmony with the antique furniture and the modern paintings. The room merges with the utmost harmony the finest taste of 1790 and of 1938.

The illumination is indirect, from fixtures in each of the four walls, and forms an integral part of the architectural design. The wall color is a slight variation of pale cinnamon while the ceiling is primrose yellow, and the cornice, pilasters, and woodwork are beige. These tones were arrived at after a careful study of the effect under natural and artificial light. The low dado is veneered with zingana wood.

A group of five painting of Josselin Bodley's have been arranged on three walls; over the mantel is a carved wood and gilt mirror in the style of Adam in original condition. The right end of the room has a curved recess with a built-in settee. A pair of recessed wall cabinets are placed either side--these have pagoda shaped pediments of Chinese influence. They display groups of fine Chelsea, Bow, and Dresden figures. An original pair of inlaid console tables are centered beneath--these consoles have natural wax finished bases with richly inlaid tops showing the skill of the Eighteenth Century craftsmen.