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DISTINCTIVE DUTCH BOY INTERIORS
CfcfHE decorative dentil of the Helv es' drik Hudson dining room was
drawn from the New York City HalL The ceiling comes from designs m the Gordon House, a Savannah mansion of z8oo, and the Gibbs House, built in Charleston in 1752. The large mural painting by N. C. W,yeth depicts the voyage of the Half Moon up the river which bears Hendrik Hudson's name-
Geo. B. Pott & Sees. Architect* nioms>*oa-SttMttCotoptny, Coatnetan Ihck, Senuer tnd TVler.
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(fT^HB Palm room is more elaborate O in affiointmnt tfuin any otiwr
public room in the Roosevelt. Against an interesting background of columns and painted walldecorations the archi tects have incorporated details inspired by the.New York City Hall and by "Whitehall,'' a Colonial mansion
of 1750.
ROM a decorative standpoint the public rooms of
Fthe Hotel Roosevelt, New York, are interesting
The Palm room, which is adjacent, is treated in a lighter and grayer tone of green. The walls are re-
examples of modern adaptations of Colonial archi lievedwith stenciledpalms and ocher decorativemotifs.
tecture. The two photographs on this page foil to give more than a hint of the distinctive effects that have been secured with color.
These two rooms, as well as the ballroom, the Colonial dining room and other public rooms in the Hotel Roosevelt were painted with Dutch Boy white-
In many of the public rooms the decorator relied lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil. This paint can be
on white-leaded wails to furnish the basic note of tinted to any desired color. Its unlimited color range
color in the decoration.
makes it extremely adaptable to interior decorating
In the Hendrik Hudson dining room this basic work of any kind. And k produces a handsome flat
color is determined by the dominant tone of the large finish which repeated soap-and-water washings will
mural painting. Here the walls are painted a yellow not mar.
green to harmonize with the blues and greens in the
Write cur `Department of Decoration
mural and in the portraits on the opposite side of the room. Under artificial lighting this treatment imparts to the room a soft glow of color.
The services of our Department of Decorat ion are atyour disposal without obligation. The color special ists in this department will be pleased to work with
The fluted pilasters, the cornice, and the ceiling you on any decoration problem. Write them in care
decorations are picked out in gold.
of our nearest branch.
NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY
New York, 111 Broadway
Boston, 800 Albany St.
Buffalo, 11<> Oak St.
Chicago, 900 West 18th St.
Cincinnati, 559 Freeman Ave. Cleveland, 820 West Superior Ave.
St. Louis, 722 Chestnut St. San.Francisco, 435 California St.
Pittsburgh, National Lead St Oil Co. of Pa.. 315 Fourth Ave.
Philadelphia, John T. lewis & Bros. Co., 437 Chestnut St.
This advertisement appears in Th e Ar c h it e c t u r a l Fo r u m. March, 1927. American Architect, March, 1927, Journal of American Institute of Architects, April, 1927
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