. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 5.—Chair dksigned by Benjamin Latrobe for the Oval Drawing Room of llic While H<jusc. {Photo lourtesy Marytaifl Historiail Soaety.) The Finlays advised Latrobe in a letter dated -Sep- tember 20, 1809, that they were sending the sofas and settees by the bearer, John Richardson. At the same time Latrobe was notified that "there had l)cen shipped in good order and well conditioned by John and Hugh Finlay in and upon the good sloop called the Alice Branon whereof Bede Clements is master, now in the harbour of Baltimore and bound f
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 5.—Chair dksigned by Benjamin Latrobe for the Oval Drawing Room of llic While H<jusc. {Photo lourtesy Marytaifl Historiail Soaety.) The Finlays advised Latrobe in a letter dated -Sep- tember 20, 1809, that they were sending the sofas and settees by the bearer, John Richardson. At the same time Latrobe was notified that "there had l)cen shipped in good order and well conditioned by John and Hugh Finlay in and upon the good sloop called the Alice Branon whereof Bede Clements is master, now in the harbour of Baltimore and bound for Georgetown three dozen ; '^ The success of the appearance of this furniture is attested in several contemporary descriptions of the room, among which is the notation in the diary of William Preston that "the furniture of the room with the brilliant mirrors was very ;'' An oblique tribute, from the design standpoint, is found in a letter from Latrobe to Finlay dated April ^4Z^ -f^^- IT. » .Allen C^. Clark, Life and Letters of Dollev Madison (Wash- ington, 1914). p. 140. Figure 6.—Detail of chair designed by Latrobe. {Photo courtesy Maryland Historical Society.) PAPER 49 : BENJAMIN L,A,TROBE AND DOLLEY MADISON \TE THE WHITE HOUSE 159. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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