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Chapter XV

           

           Onthethirdfloor,neatlydividedandaccommodatedwithbathsanddressing-rooms,werethenursery,theservants’quarters,andseveralguest-chambers.

           EllsworthshowedCowperwoodbooksofdesignscontainingfurniture,hangings,etageres,cabinets,pedestals,andsomeexquisitepianoforms.Hediscussedwoodswithhimrosewood,mahogany,walnut,Englishoak,bird’s-eyemaple,andthemanufacturedeffectssuchasormolu,marquetry,andBoule,orbuhl.Heexplainedthelatterhowdifficultitwastoproduce,howunsuitableitwasinsomerespectsforthisclimate,thebrassandtortoise-shellinlaycomingtoswellwiththeheatordamp,andsobulgingorbreaking.Hetoldofthedifficultiesanddisadvantagesofcertainfinishes,butfinallyrecommendedormolufurnitureforthereceptionroom,medalliontapestryfortheparlor,Frenchrenaissanceforthedining-roomandlibrary,andbird’s-eyemaple(dyedblueinoneinstance,andleftitsnaturalcolorinanother)andaratherlightlyconstructedanddaintilycarvedwalnutfortheotherrooms.Thehangings,wall-paper,andfloorcoveringsweretoharmonizenotmatchandthepianoandmusic-cabinetfortheparlor,aswellastheetagere,cabinets,andpedestalsforthereception-rooms,weretobeofbuhlormarquetry,ifFrankcaredtostandtheexpense.

           Ellsworthadvisedatriangularpianothesquareshapesweresoinexpressiblywearisometotheinitiated.Cowperwoodlistenedfascinated.

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