The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
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Isign and two oAd metal lamps that an
black from ags. hangs the famous Dicll
portrait OF Js6erson wearing Q fur coat
made from royal Russian ssblo.
| 70 the right Of the door into the Grand
sasnn y one Of the NEST prsciosu paint
tings Of the collection. the portrait Of
Lady Noel By Sir Joshua Rsvnolds. Lady
Nosa was the vreat-grandauut of JefIer.
son II. Levy. Left pS the doorway Q Van
Dyck u hung. The portrait b Of 6enof
4iosa, Spanish grandse who represent
I'd his cpuntry 1t the court Of Charles L
A bust Of Washinstop by Powers bust
Of BENJAMIN Franklin BY PoweraI and q
bust OF Alexander Hamilton add to the
intersst Of this art collection In the hall.
FrsseA Chanaeliers.
Stepping between double glass doors,
that have an ingenious mechanism for
opening that would be . credit to modern
lhousebuflding craft. the visitor enters the
grand salon, an octasonal room with six
French windows that reach from door
to ceiling. This salon u modelled after
the state apartment Of Louis XIV; It
differs from that only In color scheme, for
Jefferson chose red for the basic tone in
preference to the original green.
When Jefferson returned from France
as American Ambassador he brought with
him q magnificent chandelier Of French
Of the Empress Josephine. This he In
stalled just within the doorway. to light
the salon.
Tho floor Of this room il an inlsid de-
sign OF Satinwood and rosewood. No nails
were used In its construction, yet after
more than q century 1t II a. substantial
as when laid. due probably to the fact
was laid In q bed Of cement and oak.
Over between two OF the windows 10 .
treasure, q table with q top about 24x3s
inches carved from q solid block Of mala-
chite. The legs Of the table also were
cut from solid blocks Of this semi-precious
stone and are set in q heavy gilt frame.
It was a gift from q Car Of Russia It
Is 20 massive that 1t usually requires six
men to move II.
A Pandora clock. representing the mis-
chievous goddess with her cssket Of trou-
bles. that once adorned the palace of
Louis XIV, rests upon a gold stand three
feet high. Above the mantel IL Sichels
celebrated portrait OF Queen Louise. en-
hanced in its beauty by a clock and two
ornate vases Of Sevres that grace the
mantel shelf. The furniture in this salon
Of the chairs Of tie Louis XIV suite 10
especially prised by Mr.. Levy. for 1t has
been used by hve Presidents OF the
United States.
When Jefferson was building Monticello
an English gentleman. who was deeply
interested In its construction. asked Jeffer-
son II he would use some tiles the Eng
lshman desired to present to him. The
American accepted and the gift proved to
be three Of the first OF the Wedgwood
work that later won fame. In the despoil-
Ing Of the mansion after Jefferson's death
these tiles were destroyed or lost, but
when Commodore Levy came into posses
sion he wanted them restored. Commun-
ication with the Wedgwood shop discov-
cred that the original design had been
kept and exact duplicates were made and
Set In the Monticello mantel.
Aesthetic Furnishinss.
To many Monticello signifies only fine
example OF colonial American roominess
and comfort. In fact Jefferson furnished
his mansion not with crude manufactures
all the ornate richness Of tho finest pal
aces Of continental Europe. And. as in
his decorating and furnishing OF the
building. he was equally aesthetic In his
care for the creature comfort Of his
guests. In planning his dining room this
comfort was ingeniously conserved. 6erv
Ice OF food was made from dumb walters
while cunningly hidden In the mantel
were four dummies" two At
either end each sized to hold . bottle Of
wine brought from the cellars below.
In the center Of this mantel shelf n
the Sevfes clock Napoleon gave to his
brother Joseph. King Of Spain On either
side Of this clock are two immense Sevres
vases.
In the fashion Of the day Jefferson was
an inveterate tea drinker. and from the |
dining room there opens his favorite |
place for serving the afternoon refresh |
ment. Niches on the wall holds busts OF |
Clay. and Franklin. and two |
knife boxes Of alternate strips of rose |
wood and mahogany are still In this room. |
A wonderful mahogany friexe Of conven- |
ionalized sunnower Joins walls and cell |
ng.
The antiques in this tearoom include /
'our very old gilt fruit bowls Of French |
q massive silver urn and |
iainty Louis XVI suite Of furniture in
pale blue satin. embroidered in roses and
morning giories. In the center table Of
yilt there are 800 pieces of marble that
orm the top.
Then comes the room with the most inti-
nate memories Of Jenerson-his private
Iuite, which included his bedroom. study.
library, and workshop. An unsupported
leads to a half-story above the
DOM where the personal bodyguard of
Jefferson was quartered.
Most OF the things that were in Jenef-A
'on's study have been lost track of. butI
dr. Levy still has a few. and in one cor
Ter of the floor there remain thousands Of
made by Jefferson's Tipping of
he superiuous ink from his quill as he
ndited the Declaration of Independence
JeHerson's Writing Table,.
OF the original articles there remain
fiat writing table made by Jefferson.
Ipon which It Is said he made the first
raft of his famous document, two shelves
( elbow height at which the statesman
vas wont to stand while reading or writ
ng and the little ladder he used to reach
he books he wanted that were on the
igher shelves of his library. Two minia-
ures of Louis XVI and XVII hang at
ither side Of the door leading from the
tudy to the shaded plaisance outside. 1t
nay be that the prevalence Of Louis XVI
elics was due to the patriotic gratitude
o the French King. who voted first in
is council to support the States in their
trenuous eight-year fight for liberty.
Up narrow winding stairways, through
nd beyond the second floor. on which
re the rooms that were used by Lafay-
tie. Adams, Monroe. and other noted
uests. the visitor IL taken to the ball
DOM. a rectangular room under a huge
ONE over the western side Of the beau
full mansion.
On a raised platform IL placed the main
art Of the one horse gig in which JEFF
erson Travelled near or far on State
uties or private affairs.
Il.