View south over the parterre.
gauffrage burnt orange velvet, a colorful array is formed
by damask pillows of pale aqua and green, gold and cerulean blue and a needlepoint of a pug in high-collared
19th century coat. Anne Marie���s color philosophy is encapsulated in her feeling that ���two reds clash, but three
is okay. The more you mix, the more chic it is.��� A low
solid four-panel screen is placed before a fireplace as
much for practical purposes as for decorative. Fanciful
porcelain monkeys, a straw hat placed atop an antique
bust and porcelain flowered ormolu lanterns convey a
sense of whimsy. A later twentieth century family portrait
very much expresses a modernist bent.
The corridor off which many of the principal bedrooms
are located serves as gallery for an extensive print colHYLAND