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Character-Defining Features <strong>of</strong> Individual Rooms<br />

1899-1906 1906 1940 Current<br />

Vanderbilt Renovation - Inventory Conditions<br />

Comments<br />

First 1938<br />

Period<br />

Mechanical Systems<br />

Decorative grate/register X X X X<br />

Two-button panel X X X X To Butler's Pantry, 3 rd Story<br />

Servants' Hall, inoperable<br />

EMPIRE BEDROOM<br />

Architectural Materials, Features, and Finishes<br />

Green satin wall covering X X X M Original, faded<br />

Carved and painted wood mantel with<br />

reddish-orange marble surround<br />

Circulation and Spatial Arrangements<br />

Accessed through hall and shares<br />

X X X X<br />

bathroom with Green Bedroom<br />

Furnishing and <strong>Interior</strong> Design Elements<br />

Wall-to-wall carpet X X X X From W. & J. Sloane<br />

Group <strong>of</strong> French Empire-style furniture X X X X<br />

Green satin draperies and upholstery X X X M Original but faded<br />

Accessories L Inkwell missing after 1938<br />

inventory<br />

Empire mantel clock with matching<br />

candelabra<br />

Seasonal arrangements <strong>of</strong> flowers and X X L L Dynamic effect lost with<br />

vases<br />

removal <strong>of</strong> flowers<br />

BATHROOM BETWEEN EMPIRE AND GREEN BEDROOMS<br />

Mechanical Systems<br />

Tub, sink, toilet X X X X<br />

Decorative grates/registers X X X X<br />

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