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House & Garden 
THE VIGOROUS ELEMENTS IN A JACOBEAN ROOM 
From the Residence of 
Mrs. George P. Mellick , 
Plainfield , New Jersey 
JOHNjP. BENSON, Architect 
The architecture of the Jacobean 
house came through the walls, form¬ 
ing a background for furniture that 
in turn reflected its motifs. A mas¬ 
sive chimney was usually the most 
finished factor in the room. It bore, 
as here, the manorial arms 
Ceiling and walls were a frank con¬ 
fession of the house structure — hand- 
hewn beams broke the rough plastered 
walls, giving the room a vigor and 
crudeness characteristic of the times. 
The gallery was not an uncommon 
feature in this period 
In addition to the stone fireplace, 
the sturdy oak furniture, the wrought 
iron lights and the timbered walls, 
the finer of Jacobean rooms had an¬ 
other feature—an oriel window bro¬ 
ken in places with colored medallions 
Copied from a room in England 
