House and Garden 
marvels of workmanship, as 
freaks of durability, but the harsh 
contrast of modern environment, 
the complete loss of association, 
accords ill with the unostenta¬ 
tious worth and sincerity of these 
voices from the past. 
Preserved in the Cluny Mu¬ 
seum, Paris, are examples from 
the best period discovered in an 
ancient house in Rouen, whose 
interior had fallen into complete 
decay from dampness, the leath¬ 
ers alone being in perfect con¬ 
dition beneath the mould. 
In this country very wonder¬ 
ful examples of Italian and Span¬ 
ish leather may still be seen in 
the home of the late Henry G. 
Marquand, in New York, while 
yet more rare pieces were sold 
by the executors of his will last 
spring, and still others were given 
by him to the Metropolitan 
Museum. The three storied 
hall of the Marquand house is 
lined with fifteenth century 
leather in two designs taken from 
ITALIAN WROUGHT AND COLORED LEATHER 
Hung by Charles R. Yandell on the IValii and Screen of Mr. Francis T. Maxwell's 
Dining Room , Rockville , Ct. ( The prevailing tones are crimson and gold .) 
SURFACE PATTERNS DESIGNED FOR WALL COVERINGS 
Executed by The Misses Ripley 
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