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The Library at Reynolda was arranged with armchairs and sofas creating a cozy, informal ensemble in front of the fireplace. All were upholstered in blue damask with summer slipcovers. The well-known decorator, Elsie de Wolfe, introduced floral chintzes to the women of New York, when she decorated the rooms of the Colony Club, an eminent women’s club in the country. Although Katharine selected a floral that was printed on a matte surface rather than a shiny one like chintz, it had the same effect of creating a cheerful setting.
ProvenanceGift of Brook Reynolds
DepartmentEstate Archives
Library, facing north towards Library Porch
DateCirca 1920
MediumPhotographs
Credit LineReynolda House Museum of American Art Archives
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number2024-003-027
DescriptionView of the Library interior, facing back towards the Library Porch. The Eugene Pirou portrait of Kathryn Reynolds, created during their 1905 European honeymoon, is visible in the northwest corner.The Library at Reynolda was arranged with armchairs and sofas creating a cozy, informal ensemble in front of the fireplace. All were upholstered in blue damask with summer slipcovers. The well-known decorator, Elsie de Wolfe, introduced floral chintzes to the women of New York, when she decorated the rooms of the Colony Club, an eminent women’s club in the country. Although Katharine selected a floral that was printed on a matte surface rather than a shiny one like chintz, it had the same effect of creating a cheerful setting.
ProvenanceGift of Brook Reynolds
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