June, 1919 
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The drawing room 
contains some of 
the Venetian and 
\3th Century 
French furniture 
which has been 
collected by Mrs. 
Potter over a peri¬ 
od of years. The 
room IS done in 
old Italian blue and 
Venetian green. 
The delicate color¬ 
ings of the Aubus- 
son tapestry on 
chairs and settee, 
the \6th Century 
Italtci7i painting 
over the mantel on 
which stands a 
Florentine Madon¬ 
na of the I4th Cen¬ 
tury have all been 
combined with 
rare good taste 
A remarkable col¬ 
lection of famdy 
heirlooms gives the 
dining room par¬ 
ticular interest. 
The old table and 
chairs show the 
beautiful patina 
given only by long 
visage, but the cen¬ 
ter of interest in 
the room is found 
in the three family 
portraits. The un¬ 
finished oil sketch 
at the right is a 
particularly well 
known portrait of 
Mrs. James Bard, 
Mrs. Potter’s 
grandmot her, 
painted by Gilbert 
Stuart about 1825 
