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Clark 
In the home of Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Sutton Place, New 
York City, the entrance hall has been decorated in the 
“Chinese taste”, characteristic of the late Georgian era. At 
the top and bottom of the curved stairs niches are painted, 
with large figures to simulate porcelain. The background 
of the niches and the fish-scale pilasters are dull yellow. 
Flowers, birds and bamboo are in natural colors on an ivory 
ground. .4 black marbleized base keys up these colors 
The foundation of the flat walls is wood paneling on which 
the decorations are painted. The stiles are pale rose and 
the background and principal moldings ivory, the moldings 
being picked out with vermilion, blue and green. A door at 
the farther end is enriched with Chinese figures and symbolic 
flowers painted into the panels. A porcelain pagoda assists 
in creating the Chinese atmosphere. The floor is of hexag¬ 
onal tiles. Allyn Cox, artist; Mott B. Schmidt, architect 
A 
DECORATED 
ENTRANCE 
HALL 
In the New York 
Home of Mrs. IV. 
K. Va nderbilt 
