American estates and gardens . h DO(J XH oz Z HZ o uJJ ca [195]. JooJ H< wh OOSu, Z wQ Qi < Z <h z o u J w [196] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS of rare marble sujiporting an antique statue, connects it with the rotunda, through which thehall is entered and the main part of the house is reached. This rotunda is a circular room,beautifulh paneled and vaulted, and lined throughovit with stone. Cushioned seats are built inbelow the panels, and a Roman table stands in the center. The main hall is on the north front of the house, having three large round arched windowsopening on to the court.
American estates and gardens . h DO(J XH oz Z HZ o uJJ ca [195]. JooJ H< wh OOSu, Z wQ Qi < Z <h z o u J w [196] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS of rare marble sujiporting an antique statue, connects it with the rotunda, through which thehall is entered and the main part of the house is reached. This rotunda is a circular room,beautifulh paneled and vaulted, and lined throughovit with stone. Cushioned seats are built inbelow the panels, and a Roman table stands in the center. The main hall is on the north front of the house, having three large round arched windowsopening on to the court. The ceiling is flat, with a segmental arch at either end, one over thebeginning of the stairs, the other before the enclosure at the far end, and in which stands thefireplace. It is brilliantly lighted by the great windows, which are hung with silk curtains, andis walled and floored with marble. A deep frieze is carried around the upper walls, painted insubdued tones, and representing hunting scenes and foliage in the rectangular panels, and birdsand plants i
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