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OCR Page 1 of 46THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Office of the Curator
December 14, 1971
GREEN ROOM
The Green Room of the White House has been re-furbished in
the Classical style of early 19th century America. The furniture
in the room is American Sheraton in style dating from 1800-1815
with many of the pieces attributed to the New York workshop of
Duncan Phyfe or his contemporaries.
The walls of the room have been recovered in green moire
silk identical to the fabric previously used.
The design of the new draperies is based on a documentary
precedent of the period. They are made of beige, green and coral
satin stripe with valances of green moire silk, the same color as
the walls. The facing is coral silk and bordered with a fringe
typical of the period. The valances are surmounted with a painted
and gilded ornamental cornice featuring an impressive American
eagle with wings outspread. The draperies were designed by Mr.
Edward Vason Jones, Architectural Consultant and a member of
the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, Albany,
Georgia and Mr. David Richmond Byers, III, Atlanta, Georgia.
The draperies were made in the workshops of the W. E. Browne
Decorating Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The fabrics were woven by Scalamandre Silks, Inc., New York
City. The furniture was upholstered by Mr. Joseph LiVolsi and the
fabric was applied to the walls by Thomas De Angelis, Inc., both
of New York.
A new ornamental plaster centerpiece designed by Mr. Edward
V. Jones, the Consultant Architect to the Committee for the Preserva-
tion of the White House, was inspired by early 19th century precedent.
This centerpiece has been placed in the center of the ceiling from
which the chandelier is suspended. It is composed of a circular
Greek fret surrounding clustered acanthus leaves. This ornament
is in character with the type of early 19th century plaster work
which originally graced the Mansion after the War of 1812. It was
installed in the ceiling by Mr. Odolph Blaylock, Albany, Georgia.