Fourth State Room

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Fourth State Room
(The State Dressing Room)

The Fourth State room was referred to in early inventories as “The Blue Room” and it seems likely that blue damask with gold tassels were used for the wall hangings and curtains. For many years, however, the room has displayed French tapestries depicting the story of Gombaut and Macee, dating from c.1650 to 1660.

Fourth State Room
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The variety of portraits include a full length of
Hortense Mancini, Duchess de Mazarin by Benedetto II Gennari, she was a friend, in later life of Ralph Montagu.

On the ceiling, Chéron has depicted Apollo being restrained from shooting the bear (and his mother), Callisto.

The furniture includes a Louis X1V Boulle longcase clock attributed to André-Charles Boulle.

The eye-catching “flame-stitch” coverings of the contemporary
William and Mary period sofas and chairs, are either Hungarian or Florentine (see right).

The Queen Anne giltwood centre table is attributed to James Moore. The Regency giltwood mirror is by William Kent.

William and Mary Chair

The fine silk Persian carpet is a style commonly, if inaccurately known as “polonaise” (Polish) , as, although woven in the middle east, the rugs were imported into Europe through Poland.

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The Fourth State room was referred to in early inventories as “The Blue Room” and it seems likely that blue damask with gold tassels were used for the wall hangings and curtains. For many years, however, the room has displayed French tapestries depicting the story of Gombaut and Macee, dating from c.1650 to 1660.	Fourth State Room Click for larger image
The variety of portraits include a full length of Hortense Mancini, Duchess de Mazarin by Benedetto II Gennari, she was a friend, in later life of Ralph Montagu. On the ceiling, Chéron has depicted Apollo being restrained from shooting the bear (and his mother), Callisto. The furniture includes a Louis X1V Boulle longcase clock attributed to André-Charles Boulle.
The eye-catching “flame-stitch” coverings of the contemporary William and Mary period sofas and chairs, are either Hungarian or Florentine (see right). The Queen Anne giltwood centre table is attributed to James Moore. The Regency giltwood mirror is by William Kent.	William and Mary Chair
The fine silk Persian carpet is a style commonly, if inaccurately known as “polonaise” (Polish) , as, although woven in the middle east, the rugs were imported into Europe through Poland.