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Chinese Room
Credit: Gunston Hall
Original Author: Louise Kraft
Created: 2010
Medium: Photograph
Publisher: Gunston Hall

Chinese Room

The formal dining room at Gunston Hall is painted a bright yellow ochre with chinoiserie details. Chinese-style ornamentation was popular in Great Britain in the 1700s, but was virtually unknown in America.

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